SRINAGAR : Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission of India’s decision to hold long-pending Rajya Sabha elections from the Union Territory, saying the absence of Jammu Kashmir’s voice in the Upper House for the last five years had pushed local concerns into silence at the national level. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

“For five years, Jammu Kashmir had no representation in the Rajya Sabha. As a result, our issues were not highlighted in Parliament,” Azad said, while calling the announcement “a necessary correction” and “a relief for the people who had gone unheard.”

Azad underlined the distinction between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha representation, s

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