It is pertinent to mention here that on Monday the separatist groups appealed to the people to boycott the upcoming Panchayat and urban local body polls in the state.
The counting of votes will take place on the day of polling and the votes will be cast using ballot paper.
“An election which won't see people's participation is considered to be an election by Centre, what can we say? We haven't asked people to not participate or boycott the elections, we have just said that our party won't take part in it,” Abdullah said.
It is pertinent to mention here that the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have already announced that they will boycott both the polls.
Addressing reporters after the party meeting, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said they will not contest the polls as the prevailing situation was not favourable.
While the urban local body polls are slated for the first week of October, the Panchayat elections are scheduled to be held in November-December this year.
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Cops said an investigation into the matter was going on.
Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat in Kolkata, she said the three parties had deliberately resorted to a false propaganda.
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The TMC had filed more nominations than the number of seats in all the three tiers.
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Meanwhile, the violence rocked the poll process as BJP and the TMC workers clashed at Usti in South 24 Parganas district over the filing of nominations, leaving six policemen injured.
Voting will take place in three phases on May 1, 3 and 5, State Election Commissioner A K Singh told reporters.
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