Various development issues discussed Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 2: PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PHDCCI), Jammu Chapter, organized an interactive session with Mayor Jammu Chander Mohan Gupta, Commissioner Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) and CEO Smart City Jammu Rahul Yadav and Additional CEO Smart City Jammu Hitesh Gupta. Hitesh Gupta briefed the members about various projects going on in Jammu related to smart city. He informed them about the Tawi River Front development project, planned cycling and walking tracks as […]
Democracy restored in J&K due to PM Modi, Shah: Jammu Mayor
Thu, Dec 24 2020 09:19:56 PM
Jammu, Dec 24 (IANS): In the first democratic exercise after the abrogation of Article 370, the Mayor of Jammu Chander Mohan Gupta spoke to IANS about the successful completion of the recent District Development Council elections in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
Q: Mr Mayor, how important do you think were the DDC elections in Jammu & and Kashmir, particularly being the first democratic exercise after the abrogation of Article 370?
A: Well every election is important. Fourteen general elections have been conducted in the country in the last 72 years, however, Jammu & Kashmir has been a state where only 4 local body elections were conducted. The previous state governments didn t want to conduct local body elections and local leadership to emerge. However, it s because of the efforts of our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah that these elections we