LG cancels address as members boycott RDD’s function, protest outside All political parties join hands, Raina writes to Sinha for review of decision
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Mar 9: In a virtual revolt against the Warrant of Precedence issued yesterday, almost all District Development Council (DDC) chairpersons, vice chairpersons and members have threatened to resign en masse if the Government fails to revise the protocol as cutting across their political affiliation all DDC members resorted to protests outside the Jammu Convention Centre after which Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha cancelled his address to the members at two days ‘Capacity Building Programme’ for the Council members organized by the Rural Development Department.
Sensitive Kishtwar Strengthens Secular Forces
Ameena Bano (DDC Kishtwar)
Puja Thakur (DDC Kishtwar)
Going by the declared results and the visible trend in one berth, the result of which may take some time, National will be bagging six segments and Congress will have three. Of the two independents who have won, one each has a support from NC and BJP. BJP has three seats already. It means Congress-NC combine would eventually have 10 seats.
Both NC and Congress played smart, local analysts said. “In at least two constituencies where the BJP wanted to polarise the votes, NC and Congress fielded Hindu candidates,” one resident said. “Then they did a bit of effort in the two ST seats which were ripened by the government’s anti-forest dweller initiatives and the BJP lost both.”