Srinagar, August 9: At the FCIK headquarters in Sanat Nagar on Wednesday, freshly elected general council members took the oath of office, concluding the first part of the organization’s election process.
According to a statement, chief election commissioner Syed Nasir Bukhari administered the oath of office to the members in the presence of other members of the electoral commission.
The General council members have been elected by the general members from organised industrial estates of Anchidora, Anantnag, Aglar, Baghi Ali Mardan Khan, Khunmoh, Rangreth, Sanat Nagar, Shalteng, Zainakote, Sopore, Baramullah, Handwara, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Zakura, Silk Park Zakura, VessuQazigund, Gagren, Lassipora, Shopian, Pulwama, Bijbehara, Wuyan and others besides from unorganised sector in all 10 districts of Kashmir and varied lines of activities.
FCIK’s constitution calls for its general members to elect a General Council, which in turn will choose an Administrative Council and an Executive Council to lead the organisation for the next period.
Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasir Bukhari spoke at the event, noting that FCIK is the culmination of all industrial organisations founded in both the organised and unorganised sectors and has always represented the true voice of the industrial community.
He stressed the need of the industrial community supporting and valuing FCIK as the sole body with equitable representation from all parts of the Kashmir valley. He thanked the business owners in the industrial sector for their help in electing the General Council, which cleared the way for the election of the Executive Council and the Administrative Council. He praised the organization’s constitution for its detailed and self-defined requirements, saying that they allowed for only true representatives to join via the organization’s doors.
Members of the general council, the presidents of the several industrial estates, and the administrative council have all praised the election commission’s hard work and urged it to speed up the timeline for holding elections.
