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| Polling for LAHDC Leh, today; prestige of BJP, Cong at stake | | BJP exploits Chidambaram, Shashi Throor’s statements, Congress’s undeclared support to Gupkar Declaration to corner its arch rival in the prestigious elections | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 21: Although Congress has maintained distance from ‘Gupkar Declaration’, its rival BJP has vociferously exploited this issue to corner the party (Congress) for supporting ‘anti-national’ agenda. During the last three days BJP’s campaign revolved around the ‘Gupkar Declaration’ to woo the voters by creating an impression that Congress is also supporting signatories of this ‘Declaration’.
All senior leaders including Union Ministers deputed by the BJP high command to campaign for the party the mountainous region minced no words in attacking Congress for supporting the ‘Gupkar Declaration’.
Former Union Home Ministers, P Chadambaram and party leader Shashi Tharoor’s controversial statements provided much ammunition to BJP to target Congress on the issue of Article 370 and Article 35-A.
Keeping in view the sentiments of people of Jammu and Ladakh, J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir made a distance from the function which was held to formally declare Peoples’ Alliance but controversial statements of central leaders have spoiled all his efforts.
Former minister Nawang Rigzin Zora is heading Congress campaign in Leh while as BJP’s firebrand Lok Sabha member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who has become one of the popular party leaders across the country after his speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha on August 6, 2019, is also at stake.
Meanwhile polling parties have reached 294 polling stations with necessary material for conducting elections for the sixth LAHDC Leh on Thursday.
The three-day long dispersal of polling parties, polling material and security personnel deployed to different Polling Stations in the 26 constituencies of LAHDC, Leh has been completed today. The Election Authority has dispatched the final batches of poll staff and materials to 174 Polling Stations under security arrangements and all COVID19 SOPs.
The polling parties were equipped with COVID-19 protective gears and also provided with packed lunch boxes.
Meanwhile, District Election Officer for LAHDC Elections, A G Zargar has applauded the Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officers, Nodal Officer for Transport, Nodal Officer Material Management, Nodal Officers of EVMs, Zonal Sectoral Magistrates, Zonal sectoral Police officers and all other officers & officials engaged in the process for the successful and the smooth, conduct hassle-free dispersal of men and materials from District Headquarter, Leh amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
He also hailed the Indian Air Force for their proactive and coordinated efforts in assuring timely induction of polling officials and materials to the isolated locations through helicopters. |
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