Polling for the primary section of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Meeting elections will start on Monday (as we speak) throughout Mirpur Division, with authorities deploying greater than 17,000 safety personnel and 22,000 election officers to make sure a peaceable, truthful, and clear voting course of.
Addressing a joint press convention in Muzaffarabad on Sunday, AJK Chief Secretary Khushhal Khan and Election Fee Secretary Raja Muhammad Shakeel Khan stated all preparations had been finalised and each accessible useful resource had been utilised to make sure polling takes place with none interruptions.
The opening section of the three-stage election covers all constituencies in Mirpur Division. Voting in Muzaffarabad Division and the refugee constituencies is scheduled for August 2, whereas polling in Rawalakot Division shall be held later underneath the revised election timetable.
Chief Secretary Khushhal Khan stated all authorities departments, district administrations, regulation enforcement companies, and the Election Fee had accomplished their tasks forward of polling day.
“Polling materials has been delivered to returning officers and polling stations, whereas election preparations are being monitored around the clock to make sure that voters encounter no problem in exercising their democratic proper,” he stated.
He stated sustaining regulation and order stays the federal government’s high precedence, including that round 17,000 safety personnel, together with the AJK Police, police contingents from all 4 provinces, Rangers, and the Federal Constabulary, shall be deployed at polling stations and different delicate places.
He warned that anybody making an attempt to disrupt the election, intimidate voters, or intrude with the polling course of would face strict authorized motion.
“The federal government is not going to tolerate any try and undermine peaceable elections. The regulation shall be enforced with out discrimination,” he added.
Khushhal Khan additionally cautioned the general public in opposition to misinformation circulating on social media, saying authorities had been carefully monitoring pretend information, edited movies, and deceptive propaganda supposed to create confusion earlier than voting.
He urged individuals to rely solely on official updates issued by the Election Fee and authorities authorities, warning that these spreading false or inflammatory content material could be handled underneath the regulation.
Election Fee Secretary Raja Muhammad Shakeel Khan stated all preparations for the primary section of polling had been accomplished to the Fee’s satisfaction.
