Lotus Blooms In Kashmir But Alliance Leads In DDC Polls
The BJP is behind People’s Alliance in the overall tally but winning three seats in the Valley is significant. Representational Image Naseer Ganai 2020-12-22T15:45:28+05:30 Lotus Blooms In Kashmir But Alliance Leads In DDC Polls outlookindia.com 2020-12-22T16:08:28+05:30
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The BJP opened its account in Kashmir Valley after winning three District Development Council (DDC) seats on Tuesday. The party is behind the People’s Alliance in the overall tally but winning three seats in the Valley is significant.
The saffron party won one seat each from Srinagar, Bandipora, and Pulwama districts, according to latest data issued by election authorities.
Night before DDC counting, several leaders detained in J&K
A dozen people had been injured in clashes at different places in Mendhar during the eighth phase of DDC polls on Saturday. Updated: December 22, 2020 8:06:04 am
The DDC polls are the first electoral process in J&K since the scrapping of its special status. (PTI)
A day before the counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections, the PDP claimed detention of three of its senior leaders Monday. While the police were silent on the matter, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti called the action “out and out gunda raj”, and said it showed the BJP was trying to “manipulate” the results.
Victory in DDC elections a shot in the arm for the PAGD
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Srinagar: National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders during an all-party meet of the signatories of the Gupkar declaration, at the residence of NC President Farooq Abdullah in Srinaga. Image Source: IANS News
Jammu, Dec 22 : The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday has given a clear lead to the People s Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
Of the 280 seats that went to polls for the DDC elections the leads on 258 seats have indicated that the Kashmir-based amalgam of the mainstream parties, the PAGD, has either won or is leading on 107 segments, the BJP leading on 65 segments, the Congress on 22, Apni Party which was launched after the abrogation of Article 370 on 10 and others on 54 segment
URL copied Image Source : FILE PHOTO It s Gunda Raj , tweets Mehbooba Mufti claiming PDP leaders detained ahead of DDC poll counting
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Â claimed that its three senior leaders were detained on Monday, December 21, a day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to Twitter, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said three senior leaders of the party Sartaj Madni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar â were arbitrarily detained .
While Madni and Hussain were detained earlier in the day, Akhtar was taken into custody late in the evening.
However, officials here neither confirmed nor denied the detention of the PDP leaders.
No rule of law in J&K, says Mehbooba as 2 PDP leaders detained
Mon, Dec 21 2020 04:58:52 PM
Srinagar, Dec 21 (IANS): Two senior PDP were detained on Monday by a central agency for questioning in a money laundering case, evoking sharp reaction from party chief Mehbooba Mufti who claimed there was no rule of law in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports here said that officials of the investigating agency detained Sartaj Madni, who is also a maternal uncle of Mehbooba Mufti, and Peerzada Mansoor Hussain in Anantnag district.
Reacting sharply, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief tweeted: Total lawlessness as PDP s Sartaj Madni and Mansoor Hussain were arbitrarily detained today on the eve of DDC election results. Every senior police officer here is clueless as it is upar say order . No rule of law in J&K anymore. It is out and out Gunda Raj.