Srinagar: Accepting the verdict of people in just concluded LAHDC Elections, State Congress has said that BJP played emotional card and wooed the people of Leh by promising grant of UT Status.
Reacting to the outcome of results, state Congress Chief G.A. Mir in a statement issued to KNS said that accepting the verdict of the people in the true sense of democracy, all though he said that the BJP wooed the people of Leh by playing emotional card of granting UT Status to them. Likewise BJP did in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly election to emotionally exploit the people on Regional and Religious issues.
Congratulating the people for smooth conduct of election and appreciating local Congress leaders and the entire party cadres in Leh who put their efforts to manage the entire election at their own level, Mir said that the ruling BJP put all their resources and official machinery at its disposal besides utilizing the services of their entire National Leadership in these Local elections where Congress Party has remained in the service of people for two consecutive terms, Anti incumbency Factor was obvious against Congress party.
Mir added that the division of votes with the existence of local forces in the fray also contributed to the victory of BJP which mainly concentrated on the UT grant which the Congress Party could not have done because of its stated position of maintaining unity and integrity of the State, he said.