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        Omar Abdullah on Friday al- saying, people want to see new                   “People want to see new  constituencies,” Thakur said
        leged that Jammu and Kashmir  leadership take charge in Jammu  leadership take charge in  while speaking to ANI. “Even
        police and the administration  and Kashmir that will help resolve  Jammu and Kashmir that will  though people were threat-
        were facilitating horse-trading  issues in their constituencies. help resolve issues in their  ened, they came out in huge
        and defections.                                                                                               numbers to cast their votes.
            Taking to Twitter, Abdullah                                                                               This is the victory of democ-
        shared a picture of Yasmeena                                                                                  racy. Prime Minister Modi’s
        Jan who contested the election                                                                                dream that at the grassroots
        from Islamasahib in Shopian                                                                                   level- panchayat, Block Devel-
        and alleged that she was join-                                                                                opment  Council  (BDC)  and
        ing the BJP’s B-team while she                                                                                DDC elections should be held
        won elections on the NC man-                                                                                  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir  has
        date. “This explains why our                                                                                  been fulfilled,” he added.
        leaders in Shopian district are                                                                                   But     National     Confer-
        being put under “preventive                                                                                   ence leader Omar Abdullah
        arrest” by the police. J&K po-                                                                                said that the PAGD has been
        lice & the administration are                                                                                 formed to ensure the rights
        facilitating horse trading &                                                                                  of the people of Jammu and
        defections. The woman shown                                                                                   Kashmir and Ladakh are re-
        here joining the BJP’s B-team                                                                                 stored. “All of us united that
        contested & won elections on                                                                                  the pre-August 5th, 2019 po-
        a NC mandate,” he said.                                                                                       sition must be restored,” he
            Meanwhile, Union Minister                                                                                 added. While Farooq Abdul-
        and BJP in-charge for District                                                                                lah was chosen as president of
        Development  Council  (DDC)                                                                                   the People’s Alliance for Gup-
        elections Anurag Thakur on           Voters stand in a queue to collect slips to cast their votes for the 8th phase   kar  Declaration, Mehbooba
        Tuesday  expressed  confidence               of the DDc elections, at Bandipora in North Kashmir (ANI)        Mufti was picked to play a role
        about the party’s performance                                                                                 of vice-president.


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