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As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with Kashmir, there is a renewed demand for the statehood for Jammu region among various native parties, even as the BJP continues to enjoy widespread support, reports
Yawar Hussain
Jammu political leaders
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping in all of the five predominantly Hindu districts of Jammu in the recently held District Development Council (DDC) elections, the region’s politics is precariously poised. Together with the BJP’s ultra-nationalistic politics, the region is also witnessing a surge in demand for a separate statehood excluding Kashmir.
Ultimate target of DSSP is separate Jammu State: Ch Lal Singh
Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 27: Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP) today organized meeting of its workers and candidates here to review the causes, deficiencies and the reason of the present results in the DDC elections.
While addressing, DSSP Chairman Choudhary Lal Singh expressed shock and utter dismay over the results and added that it is the part of a bigger conspiracy to marginalize the voice of Dogras.
“Why they used ballots instead of voting machines when they are going digital everywhere”, remarked Choudhary Lal Singh. He further said that the present election has been thrusted upon the public and our party which just was born, made its presence felt everywhere.
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties, was ahead in 73 seats and the BJP in 50 as votes for elections to District Development Councils in Jammu and Kashmir were counted on Tuesday, officials said. The Congress was trailing in number three position with leads in 21 seats in the trends available for 193 of the 280 seats for which voting was held over eight phases, officials said quoting the State Election Commission. The trends in most seats in the maiden DDC elections are in accordance with expectations the BJP strengthening its position in Jammu division while the PAGD, which includes regional heavyweights National Conference and People s Democratic Party, is ahead in the Valley.
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.