Amid violence, J&K govt seeks to postpone Anantnag by-poll
After eight people were killed during the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat by-poll, Jammu and Kashmir government has asked the Election Commission to postpone the April 12 by-poll in Anantnag. The government has formally written to the poll panel that election cannot be held in the current climate. Notably, separatists have also given a boycott call for the elections.