The dismantling of the region's democratic structures since Governor's Rule in 2018 has resulted in the disempowerment of the politically inclined and a series of defections from prominent parties.
Stating that violence -ree District Development Council (DDC) polls in 2020 marked the end of “jungle raj” in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said August 5, 2019 decision ushered a new era in the union territory (UT). “(Atal Behari) Vajpayee ji's principle of Jamhooriyat (democracy) was not allowed to flourish on the ground for decades (in J&K). There
Humiliated : J&K s Newly Elected DDC Representatives Lock Horns with UT Admin
DDC members staged protests and boycotted an official programme over their status and honorarium, which they said was lower than deserved.
DDC members protest in Jammu. Photo: Twitter/@GAMIR INC
Rights10/Mar/2021
Srinagar: In a major embarrassment to the administration of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the newly-elected members of district development councils (DDCs) in the Union Territory on Tuesday, March 9, staged protests against what they said was a “humiliating and insultingâ protocol announced for them.
The representatives, elected from the grassroots, also boycotted en masse a government programme. This comes at a time when the administration is eager to showcase the representatives to the world as an example of democracy achieved by the Central government after reading down Article 370 and withdrawing the erstwhile J&K’s special status.
The Envoy of Kyrgyz Republic to India, Asein Isaev, who was part of the foreign envoy's visit last week has lauded the "hard-working" administration for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.