Members of Bahujan Samajwadi Manch take part in Maati Sankalp March in solidarity with farmers protesting against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: Terming the ongoing farmers’ agitation as an “ideological revolution”, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday claimed that farmers are ready to protest till May 2024.
The farmers have also said that will go ahead with their decision to hold a “tractor parade” in the national capital on Republic Day. This threat comes a day before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter and other issues related to the agitation.
Former BJP minister Shakti Raj Parihar lost the District Development Council (DDC) election from two constituencies in Doda district despite his party emerging as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir in the first election after abrogation of the special status and downgrading of the erstwhile state into a Union Territory last year. The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven mainstream parties including National Conference and PDP which have come together to seek restoration of the special status, was leading the result tally late Tuesday night by winning 99 seats against 77 won by the BJP. Independent candidates won 45 seats till the filing of this report.
Counting today for 280 DDC seats; results to start pouring in by evening
Violence plan foiled in Poonch, 500 lathis, 2 vehicles seized; FIR lodged
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 21: Ahead of the counting for 280 seats of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow, Poonch police foiled a major plot by many candidates and their supporters to trigger large scale violence at the counting centre by seizing over 500 lathis, bats, hockeys and other such items from the vehicles which were heading from Mendhar, Mankote and Surankote to Poonch. Police have seized seven vehicles so far, arrested two persons, and lodged FIR against all the accused at Poonch police station.
Polling in Jammu breaks record of 6 phases, crosses 70 pc first time
Protests over ‘rigging’, DC sends report; 6 suspended, probe ordered Fate of 150 including bigwigs sealed in ballot boxes
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 16: Voting percentage in seventh phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections held for 18 seats spread over 10 districts of the Jammu region today broke all records by recording 71.9 percent voting, the highest for any phase so far in the ongoing electoral exercise while Poonch district became the first district to touch milestone of 80 percent polling.
However, in another first, the polling was today marked by large scale protests in both the constituencies of Poonch district including Mendhar-A and Mendhar-B over the charges of booth capturing with many candidates joining hands and blocking Jammu-Poonch road at Mendhar demanding re-poll in some booths and action against those responsible for alleged rigging. Protests ended late tonight after Dist