6,000 Kashmiri men join Indian Army

[insas556]

For a lot a people in India, the very fact that the National Conferece, who were then a close ally of the then ruling BJP govt,did not win the elections inthe state , was proof enough that the state elections of J&K in 02-03 were fair as compared to the previous ones.

posted by iddm IN 1996 is not going to change the fact that the assembly elections in 2002-2003 in J&K was without doubt free and fair. Well I am still waiting for a ceRTAIN PERSON TO GIVE ME SOURCES where the election commissioner said that the elections were rigged. Wow certain people here tend to shoot off their mouths and then give sources unrelated to the topic.

yeah, on occassion i have also been told by certain members,lets talk 2004 not the past(and that was when i was refering to certain issues of 2003-03) 1996 is ancient.

for the uninitiated and societies under non-democratic systems/administartions/dispensations ,democratic elections are something that democracies do after a cetain fixed term or under constituitinal provisions by an independent commission, to elect public representatives.One a new election say of 02-03 has been completed, the earlier one is consigned to the pages of history.
They if i may add are not Referendums ,as held by a certain neighbour for a certain distinguished Presidential?Army chief. A La a certain Saddam hussain who also used to get 100% results.
Democratic elections are not exactly the forte' or claim to fame of that neighbour too

 

[mysterious]

For 'those' who think I have 'useless' time to sit and search for the news article in which the election commissioner himself reveals that the elections were farce, you must be kidding me! I'm not gona dig up some news report I read 3 months back to rub my (Admin Edit: Mind your language!) against yours in a silly arguement. I know what I read and am standing by it. :smokingc:

 

[iddm]

For 'those' who think I have 'useless' time to sit and search for the news article in which the election commissioner himself reveals that the elections were farce, you must be kidding me! I'm not gona dig up some news report I read 3 months back to rub my (Admin Edit: Mind your language!) against yours in a silly arguement. I know what I read and am standing by it. :smokingc:

If you don't have the time to to dig up reports , then you have no right to make unsubstantiated accusations. This is an international forum, not someplace where you shoot your mouth off. Provide sources before you post, otherwise don't. I think that is the rule here. I am very surprised that the mods here let you off.

 

[The Watcher]

iddm - you may want to read my long long reply again. The election of 87 were farce and unfair, the election of 1996 were farce and unfair and keeping the tradition alive India did it again in 2002 with farce and unfair elections. You may not want to admit because indians have trouble admitting a lot of truthful things than just this election issue.


http://hir.harvard.edu/articles/?id=1085

http://www.ipcs.org/ipcs/kashmirLevel2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=97&subCatID=1017&mod=a

Main parties representing kashmiri people never participated in the election.

http://www.ummah.org.uk/kashmir/index.htm

Since previous elections were unfair and farce, there is no doubt that 2002 election were also following the same tradition.

 

[iddm]

iddm - you may want to read my long long reply again. The election of 87 were farce and unfair, the election of 1996 were farce and unfair and keeping the tradition alive India did it again in 2002 with farce and unfair elections. You may not want to admit because indians have trouble admitting a lot of truthful things than just this election issue.


http://hir.harvard.edu/articles/?id=1085

http://www.ipcs.org/ipcs/kashmirLevel2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=97&subCatID=1017&mod=a

Main parties representing kashmiri people never participated in the election.

http://www.ummah.org.uk/kashmir/index.htm

Since previous elections were unfair and farce, there is no doubt that 2002 election were also following the same tradition.

Watcher, I went through the first source you provided, and it only reiterates the view that elections in 2002 was free and fair. The voter turnout was also 47% which is a quantum leap over the previous elections held there. The parties which boycotted the elections were the parties which support terrorism. Despite the violence perpetrated by these scum, the turnout showed that the people were not going to be cowed down by the threats of these organisations. It maybe hard for the Pakistanis to believe this, I don't blame them, that's what your government and media want you to believe. Sri's earlier post gives you an account of the international observers present during the polls. If the polls were rigged NC and BJP would be ruling the state now. But that's not the case, we have PDP ruling there, whose 'healing touch' policy seems to be working to some extent.

 

[webmaster]

Both sides were given enough slack to have their say, now get back to the topic:

6,000 Kashmiri men join Indian Army