Jammu & Kashmir High Court clarified that PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para can be sworn in as a DDC member, if there are no restrictions to administering the oath to the UAPA accused under the Panchayati Raj Act
Gupkar alliance poised to win big in DDC polls
Published : Dec 23, 2020, 7:33 am IST
Updated : Dec 23, 2020, 7:33 am IST
The BJP has also performed well by winning an election for the first time from any seat in the predominantly Muslim Kashmir Valley
Aijaz Hussain (C), the BJP candidate for the District Development Council (DDC) polls celebrates after he won a DDC seat in Srinagar on December 22, 2020. (Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of J&K’s mainstream regional Opposition parties and their allies from the national Left parties, is poised to win big in the Union territory’s first-ever District Development Council (DDC) elections.
In local government polls, Kashmir votes for parties opposed to removal of Article 370
The majority of Jammu districts voted for the BJP, which ushered in sweeping legislative changes at the Centre. Dec 23, 2020 · 04:10 pm National Conference President Farooq Abdullah (second from right) at a party meeting with his son and NC leader Omar Abdullah (left) in Jammu. | Farooq Abdullah/ Twitter
These were the first direct elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after it lost special status and was split into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019. The largest number of seats were won by the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a conglomerate of political parties fighting for the restoration of statehood and special status under Article 370 of the Constitution.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she was proud of her party’s youth leader to register a win.
“Couldn’t be prouder of PDP’s @parawahid who won his maiden election by a huge margin of votes. Despite being arrested on baseless charges right after filing his nomination people have shown their love & trust for Waheed. Hope justice prevails,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.
Para was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 25, a few days after filing nomination papers as a People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) candidate.
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Para defeated BJP candidate Sajad Ahmad Raina.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she was proud of her party’s youth leader to register a win.
“Couldn’t be prouder of PDP’s @parawahid who won his maiden election by a huge margin of votes. Despite being arrested on baseless charges right after filing his nomination people have shown their love & trust for Waheed. Hope justice prevails,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.
Para was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 25, a few days after filing nomination papers as a People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) candidate.
The NIA had said Para was arrested in connection with the Naveed Babu-Davinder Singh case for supporting Hizbul Mujahideen in conspiracy with the other accused persons.