ECI Deregister Two More Political Parties In J&K

In an order, the poll-body has deregistered Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Front (Secular) and Jammu & Kashmir Save Srinagar Front, saying these parties have been found non-existent either after a physical verification carried out by the CEO or the CEO has submitted report on the basis of the remark given by the postal authority with respect to undelivered letters sent on their registered address.

 

According to the order, the registered office of JKPDF (Secular) was at Rajbagh while JKSSF was headquartered at Niab Mufti Manzil, Talibal Road, Habak Crossing Srinagar.

 

JKPDF (Secular) is headed by former minister and five-time MLA Hakim Muhammad Yasin who attributed de-listing of his JKPDF due to communication gap as he had shifted his party office from Raj Bagh to Dalgat in 2014 due to unprecedented deluge in the area. 

 

Admitting his lapse ,he said that he didn’t not keep  the office of the EC abreast with the location  change of his party office from Raj Bagh to Dalgate , which created a communication gap prompting EC to de- list  JKPDF." 

 

"I have approached the concerned authorities in EC and requested them to reconsider their  decision with regard to de- recognition of his political party  JKPDF ," Hakeem Yaseen added . 

 

He hoped that  review of the decision would be taken within 30 days mandatory for the purpose.

 

The Save Srinagar Front was founded by Mufti Nizamuddin, a former official of the Forest department.

 

In June this year, the ECI had deregistered six political parties including Jammu & Kashmir Awami League, on similar grounds

 

Jammu and Kashmir Awami League was formed by Ikhwan founder Kuka Parrey before the 1996 polls. Its two candidates- one each in 1996 and 2002- managed to enter

 

Assembly. The party became defunct after Kuka Parrey’s son Imtiyaz Parrey switched over to Congress.

 

Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party (Nationalist) of former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir also became less visible after he was defeated by Muhammad Abbas Wani in 2014 assembly polls. The party became defunct after Mir joined Altaf Bukhari-led Apni Party, which was formed after August 5, 2019

 

The other parties deregistered in June 2022 were All Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Patriotic Front, Democratic Janta Dal (J&K), Jammu & Kashmir National United Front and J&K Citizens Party.

 

(KNO)