Ladakh brimming with activities ahead of civic elections

People of Ladakh are enthused about taking part in these elections as they await the development of their region.

governments in the shape of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs).

The people of Ladakh are very much for development and are enthused to take part in these elections. Among all the three regions, this hilly region of Ladakh is showing have much hope on the Congress for the development of the region and claimed that there is little support for BJP to win these elections.

BJP, on the other hand, said that they have gone to the people with the agenda of development in Ladakh and are confident to win these polls on the basis of their performance. Tsering Namgyal, BJP councillor in Leh Development Hill Council, told this reporter that they have been able to develop Ladakh at a fast pace. He claimed that they have done much development in Ladakh in the past few years as compared to other regimes in the past 70 years.

In Kargil town, reports said that there is some impact of the boycott call given by National Conference and PDP.

The recently held Kargil Autonomous Hill Development elections were won by the NC, while the Congress also got a good number of seats. While the Congress is in the fray, people are showing huge interest in these elections and there would be participation of people despite the boycott call give National Conference and PDP, reports suggest.

BJP councillor Tsering Namgyal claimed that they have been able to develop the region at a faster pace as compared to other regimes in the past 70 years.

The killing of two National Conference workers in Karfali Mohalla locality of the city has forced all the activists and civic poll candidates to go into the security cover. It has impacted the poll campaign in the city as many independent candidates were trying to go doorto-door in some localities to solicit votes.

There have been some attacks by patrol bombs on the houses of some independent candidates in the city in the past few days and most of such candidates have left their localities and are living in the hotel rooms given to them by the police.

Many independent candidates in the past two days have decided to pull out from the contest. Official sources confirmed that about a dozen them have decided to pull out.