The Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) on Monday launched its fourth listing of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Meeting elections, nominating its Union Territory unit president, Ravinder Raina, from the Nowshera constituency within the Jammu area. With this newest listing, the occasion has introduced a complete of 51 candidates, together with 14 for the Kashmir Valley, the place the BJP has but to win a seat within the meeting elections.
BJP releases the fourth listing of 6 candidates for the upcoming J&Okay Meeting elections.
J&Okay BJP chief Ravinder Raina to contest from Nowshera. pic.twitter.com/yboXGeJZQG
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Ravinder Raina, who beforehand gained the Nowshera seat in Rajouri district in the course of the 2014 polls, has as soon as once more been fielded from his residence constituency. The opposite candidates on the listing embrace former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) Vibodh Gupta from Rajouri (ST) within the Jammu area, Aijaiz Hussain from Lal Chowk, Arif Raja from Eidgah, Ali Mohammad Mir from Khansahib, and Zahid Hussain from Chrar-e-Sharief, all from the Kashmir Valley. The listing was finalised with the approval of the BJP’s central election committee.
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which has a 90-member meeting, will maintain elections in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. The six seats talked about within the listing will go to the polls within the second part. This election would be the first in Jammu and Kashmir because the revocation of Article 370 of the Structure in August 2019, which led to the state’s division into two Union Territories.
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Modi Govt Devoted To Guaranteeing J&Okay Assumes Pivotal Position In India’s Progress Story: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Jitendra Singh, talking on Monday, strongly advocated for the institution of a BJP-led authorities in Jammu and Kashmir, emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dedication to integrating the Union Territory into India’s progress trajectory. “We’re working laborious to kind our authorities right here,” Singh acknowledged, criticising the Congress and the Nationwide Convention (NC) for what he described as their exploitation of Article 370 for political acquire, information company PTI reported.
Singh remarked on the shift in political dynamics, noting how these beforehand avoiding public appearances in Srinagar now get pleasure from leisure at Lal Chowk. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his authorities are devoted to making sure J&Okay assumes a pivotal function in India’s progress story. They’re working laborious on this imaginative and prescient,” Singh advised reporters.
The Union Minister underlined the significance of forming a BJP authorities to grasp the Prime Minister’s mission for Jammu and Kashmir, describing the occasion’s strategy as being rooted in three pillars: democratic processes, improvement in underdeveloped sectors, and selling self-governance for efficient governance. “A double engine authorities, with the BJP each on the Centre and in J&Okay, is crucial for J&Okay to thrive and play a big function in India’s speedy improvement, particularly as we strategy the centennial of our Independence in 2047,” he added.
Singh highlighted the numerous improve in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 and careworn that the upcoming Meeting elections signify a pivotal shift in the direction of a five-year time period, made attainable by the Article’s abrogation. He additionally criticised previous governments for allegedly stalling important tasks, citing initiatives just like the Shahpur-Kandi and Rattle tasks, which gained momentum underneath PM Modi’s management, together with new energy tasks in Kishtwar.