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Jammu & Kashmir
By Our Staff Reporter
JAMMU, MARCH 6. The campaign for the Lok Sabha elections is yet to take off in Jammu and Kashmir as a consensus on the candidates is eluding the political parties, particularly the ruling coalition. In Jammu province, the National Panthers Party chief, Bhim Singh's decision to contest the elections is likely to create a dent in the Congress votes in the Udhampur-Doda segment. So, efforts are on to convince him to withdraw his decision. Also, there is no unanimity on the Congress candidates for the segment. The party wants to field the State Health Minister, Lal Singh, but he seems to be unwilling. Other names doing the rounds include Ajatshatru Singh, son of the former Sadr-e-Riyasat (head of the state), Karan Singh. Even for the Jammu-Poonch seat, the Congress has not been able to reach a decision with the Deputy Chief Minister, Mangat Ram Sharma, declining to contest. A consensus is also eluding the allies in Ladakh for the lone seat. The Congress is holding talks with Thupsthan Chewang, Ladakh Union Territory Front leader and Chairman of the Ladakh Hill Development Council (Leh). Ladakh has two Cabinet-rank Ministers in the State Government. One was elected with LUTF support from Leh district, while the other with the support of two Muslim groups from Kargil. The coalition is finding it difficult to find a common candidate to represent both districts. Ladakh comprises the Buddhist-dominated Leh and the Shia-dominated Kargil (both belong to the same ethnic stock). In the last Lok Sabha elections, the National Conference wooed the Buddhists by giving a Rajya Sabha ticket to a monk and managed to get the support of the Shia Muslims too. This paved the way for the party candidate, Ghulam Hasan Khan's victory.
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