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NC to Challenge DDC Chairperson Elections in J&K s Budgam
File photo: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah addresses party workers after the results of DDC and municipal elections, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (Image: PTI)
NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said an independent candidate was made the chairman of District Development Council (DDC) despite his party having eight members, out of the total strength of 14, in the council.
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The National Conference on Saturday said it would mount a legal challenge against the election of District Development Council chairperson in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, accusing the administration of murdering democracy in the Union territory.
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- The National Conference on Saturday said it would mount a legal challenge against the election of District Development Council chairperson in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, accusing the administration of murdering democracy in the Union territory.
NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said an independent candidate was made the chairman of District Development Council (DDC) despite his party having eight members, out of the total strength of 14, in the council. He added that his party also had the support of a member of the Jammu and Kashmir People s Movement, a part of People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Accusing the administration of "murdering democracy" in the Union territory, the National Conference on Saturday said it would legally challenge the election of DDC chairperson in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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PAGD Wins DDC Chairperson Post in Jammu and Kashmir s Anantnag
Voters wait in queues to cast their votes during the District Development Council (DDC) elections. (PTI/File Photo)
In the fourth phase of the polls on Thursday, the election was conducted in Anantnag district in south Kashmir and the PAGD, which also includes the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won both the posts of the chairperson as well as the vice-chairperson, the officials said.
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The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) won the election for the post of chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) in Anantnag district held on Thursday, officials said. PAGD is an amalgam of six parties seeking the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.