Assembly polls: Dy EC arrives in J&K to assess situation

Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi today arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir for assessing the situation for conduct of assembly elections in the state.
Zutshi arrived in Jammu this morning and held a series of meetings with various stakeholders including senior state government officials about the possibility of holding the assembly elections as per schedule later this year, officials said.
Later, the deputy election commissioner arrived in Srinagar, where he held meetings with Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Rohit Kansal and Inspector General of Police Abdul Gani Mir, the official said.
They said, Zutshi was briefed about the devastation wreaked by the flood, the reconstruction and rehabilitation measures taken by the state government and the approximate time for return of normalcy in the Valley.

The deputy election commissioner will tomorrow meet Chief Secretary M I Khandey, DGP K Rajendra Kumar besides holding a video-conference with the deputy Commissioners of 10 districts of the Valley.
He is also scheduled to meet representatives of various political parties from Kashmir.
The term of the 87-member state J & K Assembly ends on January 19 next year.