EC appoints three special observers for Jammu and Kashmir

The Election Commission (EC) has formed a three-member committee to assess the situation on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir before it takes a decision about holding the Assembly elections in the troubled state. 

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said yesterday, the three members of the committee



are two retired IAS officers Noor Mohammed and Vinod Zutshi and a retired IPS officer, A.S. Gill. Mr Arora said the Commission will be "regularly and on a real-time basis" monitoring the situation in the state and the decision of holding Assembly elections "will be taken soon".