PAGD bags both DDC chairperson, VC posts in Bandipora 

Bandipora feb 13 (PTK) :People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of different poltical parties in Kashmir on Saturday bagged the chairperson and vice-chairperson posts of the District Development Council (DDC) Bandipora in North Kashmir.

An official said that Abdul Gani Bhat of NC while Kaunsar Shafeeq of PDP was elected as vice-chairperson during the election meeting today.

He said that Abdul Gani secured 7 votes out of the total 13 votes polled while Kaunsar Shafeeq secured 8 votes of the total 13 votes

It is worth to mention here that 13 DDC members including five from NC, three of PDP, two each from Apni Party and Independent, and one each from Congress and BJP participated in the election process and the exercise remained peaceful. Moreover, ECI had withheld the vote count on Hajin-A DDC constituency last year and it remained undecided since then. (PTK)