Opposition National Conference and the Congress have already said that the situation on ground is not right to hold the local body polls now. Opposition National Conference and the Congress have already said that the situation on ground is not right to hold the local body polls now. With the Centre preparing for deployment of central security forces in the Northeast for Assembly elections in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya, providing such a large number of personnel to conduct local elections in J&K may be difficult, the official said. For the Centre to agree on postponing the polls, however, would be an admission that the ground situation in the state continues to be bad. ‘’The party has already conveyed to the Chief Minister that elections (at this juncture) can invite fresh violence,” a senior PDP leader close to Mehbooba Mufti said.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2018 23:09 UTC