Srinagar, May 1 -- Speaking to reporters after addressing party workers in the Dooru area of south Kashmir's Anantnag, Omar said the election postponement was done at the behest of parties that have no candidates contesting in the constituency.

He said that neither the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor the People's Conference (PC) fielded a candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, yet the election was deferred upon their request.

The NC leader said the regions of Rajouri-Poonch and Anantnag-Kulgam are linked through Jammu and Reasi, even if the Mughal Road remains closed.

"This postponement was part of a conspiracy to disenfranchise a significant community from exercising their voting rights," he said.

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