Gupkar alliance likely to take collective decision on district councils polls
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Efforts are on to prop up a brand new crop of politicians to substitute us, says PDP chief
J&K’s political events are likely to take a collective decision on contesting the first-ever elections for the District Development Councils (DDCs) within the Union Territory (UT) later this month, because the consultants are cautious that these polls are being performed to additional delay the Assembly polls.
“The leaders of the Peoples Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) are meeting in Jammu on November 7. The issue [DCC polls] will be discussed. Expectedly, it will be a collective decision,” veteran CPI(M) chief and convener PAGD M.Y. Tarigami informed The Puucho.
The eight-phase polls will probably be held from November 28 in 20 districts, with every district constituting 14 constituencies.
A PDP chief, who wished not to be named, mentioned the regional events are in a repair over the problem and “require a wide-ranging discussion as we are witnessing a propping up of a new crop of politicians without facing any opposition on the political platform” in J&K.
“A process of disempowering the local parties was started on August 5 last year. These polls are also aimed at inventing a new political class to replace us. These polls have very little to do with governance issues. We have to tread cautiously,” the PDP chief mentioned.
The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that are a part of the Gupkar alliance, had boycotted the panchayat and the city native our bodies elections over Article 370 in 2018. However, the Peoples Conference and the Congress, additionally a part of the alliance, did contest these polls.
Fears over Assembly elections
Many events in J&K concern that these polls are performed to delay the Assembly polls additional. The final Assembly polls have been held in 2014.
“The DDC elections will give people some relief from the bureaucratic regime, put in place in J&K since July 2018. People are already feeling the political vacuum and certainly need restoration of democratic processes. But how far these Councils will help in filling the vacuum, in the absence of a Legislative Assembly and an elected government, is a question to ponder over,” Rekha Chowdhary, former professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Jammu, mentioned.
She mentioned the DDC elections, at greatest, must be seen as an effort to construct the grassroots democracy.
“The constitution of the State legislature in itself is going to take some time. The delimitation process is on. But are we going to live in the regimes of elected district and municipal and panchayat regimes for a long time? What would be the impact of this kind of fragmented politics on the common identity of J&K? It will be a great challenge to parties like the NC and the PDP,” she mentioned.
BJP employees protest in opposition to Mehbooba
The BJP employees and different activists waved black flags as PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti arrived in Jammu on Thursday, first time since she was launched from detention in October.
Extra safety was deployed in Jammu to cease them from getting shut to her cavalcade.
Ms. Mufti is in Jammu to meet the leaders there and arrive at a broad primarily based consensus on the agenda of the Gupkar alliance.
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