Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on DDC Results 2020
J&K DDC Election Results 2020: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday termed the benefits of the District Development Council a “resounding slap” on the face of separatists, and their patrons in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned that the district of Kulgam recorded 78.9 per cent turnout and Shopian 70.5 per cent. He also mentioned Pulwama, which witnessed just 1.1 per cent voting in 2018 regional body polls, recorded 7.4 per cent turnout in the DDC polls. He mentioned this was a slap on the face of these who incite separatism in the Valley.
The BJP has produced impressive gains in Jammu and Kashmir. It has won 75 seats, 72 in Jammu and 3 in Kashmir. The minister mentioned that the benefits have been a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “larger narrative” for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. “This is a victory for India, democracy, hope, development and people of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s larger narrative for Jammu and Kashmir,” Prasad told reporters.
The DDC election is the initially poll physical exercise to be held just after the abrogation of Article 370 — an challenge that has brought quite a few regional parties collectively to fight Centre. In the DDC election, seven regional parties of Kashmir came collectively below the banner of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (improved identified as Gupkar Alliance) to fight the BJP. Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP are also component of the Gupkar Alliance.
The Gupkar Alliance has bagged 110 of 280 seats across the 20 districts of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. While the NC has won 67, the PDP could win just 27 seats. Commenting on the Gupkar Alliance’s efficiency, Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned that it lost the election from the region of Burhan Wani. He mentioned that was vital as Wani’s killing was produced an challenge of international campaign by “these elements” with Pakistan also raising the matter. He mentioned that his celebration has won a quantity of polls across the nation and habitual critics of Prime Minister Modi really should take note of people’s faith in him.