Srinagar: Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) Election Commission on Sunday termed a gathering held earlier in the day at the federation’s headquarters as “an unauthorised and illegal meeting,” accusing a group of “habitual power mongers” of masquerading it as a General Council Meeting.
The FCIK Election Commission members in a statement issued here described the event as “a brazen display of constitutional mockery and desperation,” alleging it was nothing more than a “last-ditch effort” to derail the constitutionally mandated electoral process and dissolve the legitimate Election Commission.
“Let it be known to the industrial fraternity that this self-declared ‘meeting’—attended by hired hands and bystanders—was a mock assembly, convened in violation of every constitutional provision that governs the Federation,” it said.
The Constitution of FCIK clearly outlines the process for convening a General Council Meeting, and today’s charade checked none of those boxes, the statement said.
The statement added that those behind this unconstitutional jamboree are the same faces who fled with their tails between their legs when confronted by real stakeholders. And now, in an audacious attempt to launder their damaged credibility, they seek to declare themselves the saviours of FCIK. What irony!
The same persons —many of whom carry the burden of unpaid NPAs and defaulted loans —are now attempting to use the sacred platform of FCIK as a shield to scare off banks and institutions demanding accountability, it said.
This shameful ploy is not just unconstitutional—it is laughably theatrical. Like failed actors on a fading stage, these defaulters-in-disguise are trying to script a comeback, hoping the industry won’t notice the stench of self-interest they carry, the statement added.
“Let it be clear: The Election Commission stands valid, legal, and constitutionally protected. The so-called “resolutions” passed today carry zero legal sanctity. No amount of public posturing, rented applause, or bureaucratic blessing can legitimise what is clearly a desperate coup attempt by a few individuals threatened by transparency and due process. This is not a revival of FCIK—it is an attempted robbery. It is not a democratic intervention—it is a last gasp of those suffocating on their own irrelevance,” the Commission said.
The Commission called upon genuine stakeholders —the silent majority of honest industrialists —to rise against this absurdity, reject this unconstitutional madness, and free FCIK from the hands of those who treat it as a vehicle for personal bailout and political leverage, the statement added.
