J&K Polls: Foreign diplomats call polling inspiring, healthy

Budgam: Several diplomats who were in Srinagar praised the election process as inspiring and healthy. The Ministry of External Affairs has invited diplomats from 16 countries, including the US, Norway and Singapore, to observe the exercise.

The US deputy Chief of the Mission in Delhi Jorgan K Andrews said the voting process looked inspiring and healthy.

"It is fascinating to see how India organises its elections and how thorough the preparations are and how celebratory this period is. It has been very inspiring and healthy...It is heartening to see Kashmir is casting a vote after 10 years," Andrews said.


Singapore's Alice Cheng said, "The process is similar to that in Singapore, where government buildings are used to make polling accessible."

However, former CM Omar Abdullah termed it a "guided tour" asking why the international journalists were not issued passes to cover this election.