SRINAGAR Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to get a formal intimation from the Election Commission of India of a proposed visit of a commissions team for an on the spot assessment of the situation for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state.
Official sources privy to developments on the conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state said that neither the government nor the office of Chief Electoral officer has got a formal intimation from the Election Commission of India on the visit of a team of the commission expected to make an on the spot assessment before the commission takes a call on the simultaneous conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state or the holding of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections separately.
An official on conditions of anonymity said: We are yet to get both the government and the office of the chief electoral officer is yet to get any intimation on the proposed visit of a team of the election commission of India for on spot assessment of the situation before a final decision on simultaneous or separate conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state. However may be we get a call from the election commission of India on the proposed visit of its team even on January 27 as speculated in some media reports. (KNS)
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