Will not accept imported voters, PDP on inclusion of non-locals in J&K

Highlights Peoples Democratic Party staged a protest against election authorities Protest was over the issue of "non-locals" being enlisted as the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir We will not accept imported voters, come what may. We will fight this grave injustice, PDP said Jammu and Kashmir: The Peoples Democratic Party Monday staged a protest against election authorities over the issue of "non-locals" being enlisted as the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir, saying "imported voters" were not acceptable to parties. Scores of PDP activists assembled at the party headquarters in Gandhi Nagar and took out a protest rally towards the office of Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar who had recently announced anyone living ordinarily in J&K can get enlisted in the union territory as a voter under during the special summary revision of the electoral roll. This comes on a day nine political parties met here on the issue, with Nation Conference president Farooq Abdullah saying any decision to include "non-locals" in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir is unacceptable and will be contested by all means including in court.