Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: The ruling National Conference on Tuesday sprang a surprise by electing Dr. Mohammad Jaffar Akhoon as the new Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development (LAHDC) Kargil in place of the incumbent Feroz Ahmad Khan who was serving on this important post for the last five years.
Although outgoing Chairman-cum-CEC Feroz Ahmad Khan has comfortably won elections as councillor from Simloo constituency the party preferred Dr. Mohammad Jaffar Akhoon in his place. Akhoon has won the election from the Thasgam Thunia seat.
Sources said that the decision of the National Conference leadership to replace Farooq Ahmad Khan has surprised local leaders because Khan has successfully completed his five-year tenure.
Meanwhile, according to an official handout by the authorities, the recently elected Councillors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, were sworn in today at the Syed Mehdi Auditorium Hall in Kargil.
Principle, District and Session Judge Kargil, Iqbal Ahmed Masoodi who is prescribed authority administered oath to 26 elected Councillors of respective constituencies including Abdul Samadh, Abdul Wahid, Mohd Jawad, Kacho Mohammad Feroz, Abdul Hadi, Aga Ai-nul-huda, Stanzin Gigmet, Punchock Tashi, Stanzin Lakpa, Altaf Hussain, Haji Mohammad Abass, Khadim Hussain, Mohd Amin, Manzoor Hussain, Feroz Ahmed Khan, Nasir Hussain Munshi, Syed Mujataba Mossavi, Syed Ali, Mohammad Sajjad Khan, Ghulam Haider, Ashiq Ali, Dr. Mohammad Jaffar Akhone, Zakir Hussain, Liyaqat Ali Khan and Padma Dorje.
On the occasion of oath taking ceremony, Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Election Authority Kargil, Shrikant Suse, Special Judicial Mobile Magistrate Kargil, Shafiq Mushtaq Lone, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Wani, SSP Kargil Stanzin Noorbu besides former Cabinet Ministers, Former Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), representatives of various religious organizations, members of various political parties, along with district officers were present during the oath taking ceremony. |
