Rashid lauds EC for conducting polls in J&K

Independent MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, on Wednesday appreciated the Election Commission of India (ECI) for successfully conducting the Lok Sabha poll in J&K despite, what he alleged, was pressure from various quarters.

Participating in the discussion on electoral reforms in the Lower House, Rashid highlighted that despite being in jail, he managed to fight elections and win by a margin of two lakh votes. Thanking the voters, the MP also thanked the ECI for conducting the poll “despite pressure from various quarters”.

He, however, complained that after delimitation of seats was done in J&K, only one seat was increased from Kashmir while five seats were increased in Jammu region, which he said "was not a good thing".