{"id":4888,"date":"2023-11-03T06:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=4888"},"modified":"2023-11-03T06:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:11:13","slug":"congress-bjp-not-ready-to-face-ulb-panchayat-polls-in-jk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/congress-bjp-not-ready-to-face-ulb-panchayat-polls-in-jk\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress : BJP not ready to face ULB, panchayat polls in J&#038;K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JAMMU: <span id=\"output-sentence-box~0\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~0\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-0\"><span id=\"output-phrase~0~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">Jammu\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/govt-indulging-in-distraction-politics-on-adani-issue-rahul-gandhi-on-apple-alert\/\">Congress<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">Thursday\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">that\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/bjp-govts-failure-on-security-front-leads-to-militancy-revival-in-jk-wani\/\">BJP<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">opposes\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/shah-azad-adhir-ranjan-in-8-member-kovind-panel-on-simultaneous-polls\/\">panchayat<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">urban\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">local\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">body\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">be\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">held\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/igp-reviews-preparedness-for-presidents-visit-navratri-celebration\/\"><span class=\"css-0\">Union\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">Territory\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~17\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">because\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~18\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">it\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~19\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">certain\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~20\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">lose\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~21\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">these\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/bjp-running-away-from-elections-in-jk-pcc\/\"><span class=\"css-0\">elections.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~1\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~1\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-1\"><span id=\"output-phrase~1~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">working\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">president\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Jammu\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Kashmir\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Congress,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Raman\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Bhalla,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">stated\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">that\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">his\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">party\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">was\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">one\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">that\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">brought\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">up\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">subject\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/we-will-conduct-caste-based-census-to-know-exact-number-of-obcs-if-voted-to-power-rahul\/\">OBC<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~17\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">reservations\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~18\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~19\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">ULBs\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~20\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~21\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">panchayats\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~22\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">line\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~23\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~24\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">73rd\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">74th\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">amendments\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~25\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~26\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">letter\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~27\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">cum\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~28\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">objections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~29\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~30\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">J&amp;K\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~31\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~32\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">Electoral\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~33\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">Officer\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~34\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~35\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">September\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">13,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~36\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">2023,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~37\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">demanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~38\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">reservations\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~39\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~40\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">OBCs\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~41\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~42\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">addition\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~43\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">holding\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~44\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">ULB\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~45\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~46\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">under\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~47\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">State\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~48\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Election\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Commission\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~49\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">(SEC)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~50\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">accordance\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~51\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~52\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">Constitution.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~2\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~2\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-2\"><span id=\"output-phrase~2~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">&#8220;The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">power\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">terrified\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">losing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">any\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-rh820s\">kind\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">election,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">including\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">elections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">ULB\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">elections,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">panchayat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~2~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">polls.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~0\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~0\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-0\"><span id=\"output-phrase~0~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">Since\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">LAHC-Kargil\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">served\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">campaign\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">trailer,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">they\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">are\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">afraid\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">losing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">hence\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">do\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">not\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">want\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">have\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">elections.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~1\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~1\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-1\"><span id=\"output-phrase~1~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">According\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">law\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">constitution,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">these\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">bodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">had\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">be\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-2yp7ui\">held\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">one\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">month\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">before\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">end\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">their\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">five-year\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">terms;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~17\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">&#8220;While\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~18\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">all\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~19\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">municipal\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~20\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">bodies,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~21\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">including\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~22\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">Jammu\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~23\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~24\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">Srinagar\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~25\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">Municipal\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~26\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">Corporations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~27\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">complete\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~28\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">term\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~29\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~30\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">November\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">14,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~31\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~32\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">should\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">been\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">conducted\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~33\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">completed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~34\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">by\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~35\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">October\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">15\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~36\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">but\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">it\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~37\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">has\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">been\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~38\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">delayed\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~39\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~40\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">deferred,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~41\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Bhalla\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~42\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">told\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~43\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">reporters\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~44\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">here.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~45\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">&#8220;The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~46\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">real\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~47\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">picture\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~48\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">unfold\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~49\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">after\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~50\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">Assembly\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">elections\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~51\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~52\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~53\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">shall\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">be\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~54\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">wiped\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~55\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">out\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~56\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">Jammu\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">region\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~57\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">too,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~58\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">he\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~59\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~0\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~0\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-0\"><span id=\"output-phrase~0~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Leaders\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">JKPCC\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">questioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">recovery\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">arrears\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">abolished\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">Irrigation\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">tax\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">from\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-15iwe0d\">farmers,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">citing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">case\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~17\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">alleged\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~18\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">bureaucratic\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~19\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">arbitrariness\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~20\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~21\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">&#8220;anti-farmer&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~22\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">decisions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~23\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~24\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">&#8220;BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~25\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">government-controlled\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~26\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">Union\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1ber87j\">Territory\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~27\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">administration&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~28\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-rh820s\">However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~29\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~30\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">PDP-BJP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~31\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">government\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~32\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">had\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">abolished\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~33\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">this\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">tax\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~34\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">(Abhiyana)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~35\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-0\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~36\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">2015\u20132016\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~0~37\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-0\">budget.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-sentence-box~1\" class=\"output-sentence\"><span class=\"css-x5hiaf\"><span id=\"output-sentence~1\"><span data-testid=\"output-sentence-1\"><span id=\"output-phrase~1~0\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">&#8220;What\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~1\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">right\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~2\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">does\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~3\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">government\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~4\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">have\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~5\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">recover\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~6\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">waived\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~7\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">off\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~8\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">abolished\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~9\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">tax\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~10\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">even\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~11\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">charge\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~12\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">future\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~13\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">tax\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~14\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">when\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~15\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">an\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">elected\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">government\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~16\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">has\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">abolished\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~17\" class=\"css-1m8t0fv\"><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"css-1eh0vfs\">same&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"output-phrase~1~18\" 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