The Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation had sought permission from the Election Commission to invite tenders for engaging consultancies to quantify the losses caused by the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The Election Commission, it is believed, had given the go-ahead. An English firm entrusted with the job had backed, and the JKPDC had been sleeping over the matter, only to wake up at election time – to convey a wrong message.Read more