'Don't need their certificate': Omar Abdullah opposes foreign observers in J&K elections | India News – Times of India

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Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hit out at the central government for inviting foreign delegates to observe the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, which Abdullah himself is contesting.Abdullah said the government dismisses comments (on Kashmir) by foreign governments as India’s “internal matter” but on the contrary has invited them as observers to J&K elections. “I don’t know why foreigners should be asked to check elections here. When foreign governments comment, then the government of India says ‘this is an internal matter for India’ and now suddenly they want foreign observers to come and look at our elections,” Abdullah told news agency PTI.Abdullah said the assembly elections in J&K “are an internal matter for us”, and “we do not need their certificate”.”Also, this participation (of people in polls) is not because of the government of India, it is inspite of everything that the government of India did….

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