Senior BJP leader showkat Ahmad lashes out on previous Anantnag administration,demands inquiry

It will be written in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that the candidate who won the DDC election was  cancelled,said senior BJP leader Showkat Ahmad in Anantnag. Showkat Lashed out on previous Anantnag District administration and demanded an enquiry.

Sameer Ahmad

Anantnag,09,February: Senior BJP leader Showkat Ahmad lashed out on previous Anantnag administration, alleging rigging in DDC counting which was held on 22 December last year.

Showkat Ahmad during the press conference here in Anantnag alleged that when the LG Lieutenant Governor got to know about the glitch in DDC counting on 22 December he sent an official for inquiry. ‘I am asking the government to make a committee and do an inquiry on previous DDC counting whosoever will be involved in rigging counting should be booked’,said Showkat.

He said that we didn’t want to repeat 1987; our policy is to do free and fair elections.  It will be written in Jammu and Kashmir history that the candidate who won the DDC election was cancelled.

BJP leader Showkat Ahmad congratulated the winning independent candidate of Larnoo ,Ms Sajida begam, after recounting Sajida Begum (independent), who had previously lost by seven votes, was declared the winner by 61 votes against Khahda Bibi, a PDP candidate, and the previously declared winner.   Sajida had previously lost in the last election counting,Showkat said.

There is no hand of BJP in previous DDC counting. Our agenda was always a free and fair election,he said.

However, District Panchayat Election Officer, Anantnag, had on Thursday notified recounting of votes for 08-Larnoo DDC Constituency and the proceedings took place at Conference Hall, Dak Bungalow Khanabal. Deputy District Election Officer Anantnag was Nodal Officer.

The recounting of votes followed the directions by Additional Commissioner, Kashmir, the Appellate Authority, before whom Sajida Begum had preferred an appeal as per the law.

The DDC Election for 08- Larnoo was conducted in Phase-1 on 28 November last year and then the Returning Officer had declared the Khahda Bibi as the winner by a margin of 07 votes against her nearest rival Sajida Begum on 22 December last year when counting of the voting took place.

Meanwhile, BJP leader Showkat Ahmad thanked the Deputy Commissioner Anantnag Anshul Garg and SSP Anantnag Sandeep chowdary for their support to do free and fair recounting of Larnoo block in Anantnag.