Voting Rights to non locals in JK : Farooq, Mehbooba call all party meet on Monday at Gupkar

Srinagar : The National Conference (NC) President Dr.Farooq Abdullah on Thursday called an All Party Meeting on Monday over the recent decision of Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow non-locals to vote in Jammu and Kashmir.
All Party Meeting will be held at his Gupkar residence on Monday (11:00 AM) to discuss the latest ECI decision, Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar, adding that all the parties except BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) have been invited to discuss future course of action.
Early morning on Thursday former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had said that she contacted the National Conference President and urged him to call an All Party Meeting to discuss future course of action. Notably, the Election Commission has, according to media reports, allowed non-locals, living ordinarily in Jammu & Kashmir to cast votes in the Union Territory.