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Jammu, Dec 2 (PTI) Asserting that there should be no political interference in the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said some people do not want assembly polls to be held in the Union Territory."I know that some people do not want elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir.
Let us see how long they will be successful in their conspiracies", he told reporters in Ramban.Abdullah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have talked about the elections in J&K."The prime minister talked about elections on August 15.
In a meeting later in Delhi, Prime minister talked about removal of "Dil say Doori aur Delhi say Doori".
We want ‘Dil say Dori and Delhi say Dori’ to lessen.
Recently, the home minister repeated that elections would be held after delimitation," he said.Replying to another question about delimitation, Abdullah said that regions have separate demands over that and “we want that there should no political interference.” “The 2011 census data driven delimitation should take place", he said.He claimed that there are grievances of people that BJP is interfering in the delimitation process."They want maps of assembly constituencies to redrawn in such a way that benefits them most politically", he said.Earlier speaking to public meeting, Abdullah said former chief ministers Sheikh Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah did not approve gun culture and counselled the youth not to take to guns as it would only mean destruction."We have not picked up stones.
Farooq Abdullah is such a leader, who in 1986 when the there was beginning of gun culture (militancy), addressed congregation at Hazratbal.