‘Very healthy, verydemocratic polling’Foreign diplomats from 16countries watch as J&K votes

 

 

 

THE members of a foreign delegation who are here on Wednesday to observe the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir expressed satisfaction over the conduct of polls, with some of them saying the process looks comparable to how it happens in their own countries. Jammu and Kashmir is voting in the second phase of Assembly elections in which 26 seats in six districts are going to polls.

 

The Ministry of External Affairs has invited a delegation of diplomats from 16 countries, including the US, Norway and Singapore, to observe the exercise. The US deputy Chief of the Mission in Delhi Jorgan K Andrews said the voting process looked very healthy and very democratic. “It is great to see the enthusiasm; it’s great to see Kashmiris out voting after a pause for 10 years. We are very excited to see the results. It looks very healthy and very democratic,” Andrews told PTI Videos at a polling station here.