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What did Manoj Sinha say about the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir? Made a big claim about the status of the state

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that Jammu and Kashmir will get the status of a state after the assembly elections, as things are happening in a sequential manner in the Union Territory. The Lieutenant Governor said that delimitation has been done, after which the Election Commission visited Jammu and Kashmir and met political leaders and other stakeholders. He said that delimitation has been done and now things are happening in the same order. Now elections will be held and then the status of the state will be restored. Along with this, he said that the Election Commission has the exclusive right to decide the schedule of assembly elections in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Sinha also mentioned the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Srinagar in June in which he said that assembly elections will be held soon. Apart from this, Sinha also mentioned the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on August 5, 2019 in which he said that assembly elections will be held after delimitation and then Jammu and Kashmir will be given full statehood at the right time. He also referred to the recent two-day visit of the entire team of the Election Commission to Jammu and Kashmir and the meetings held with political parties, administrative officials and other stakeholders before returning to Delhi. Sinha said that this is happening in the same sequence… I hope that the assembly elections will be held soon. He also referred to the recent two-day visit of the entire team of the Election Commission to Jammu and Kashmir and the meetings held with political parties, administrative officials and other stakeholders before returning to Delhi. He said that fixing the date of elections (assembly) is the prerogative of the Election Commission of India. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had told reporters in Jammu at the end of the two-day visit on Friday that the Election Commission has already reviewed everything in Jammu and Kashmir and with the Amarnath Yatra ending on August 19, the security needs in Delhi will be assessed before announcing the election dates.

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