4 DPAP candidates withdraw their nominations

Jammu, Aug 30: From Ghulam Nabi Azad’s home turf of Chenab valley, four of his party’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) candidates withdrew their nomination papers from contesting the  assembly elections whereas two remaining vow to contest with full might and preparations, reports KNO.

Muhammad Aslam Goni, the DPAP candidate from Bhaderwah, from where Azad got elected to the legislative Assembly after he became Chief Minister in 2006, was the first to withdraw his nomination papers and leaving the ground open for Congress and National Conference (NC) candidates to face Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

After Goni, DPAP candidate from Inderwal Fatima Begum, from where an independent candidate and former close aide of Azad, Ghulam Muhammad Saroori is contesting, withdrew her nomination papers.

She was a Block Development Council (BDC) Chairperson earlier as well. From both the seats of Ramban district, Ramban and Banihal, both candidates of DPAP Girdhari Lal Bhau and Asif Khanday also withdrew their nomination papers.

, Asif Khanday in Banihal said that star campaigner of DPAP Ghulam Nabi Azad’s health status has forced him to withdraw from contesting elections and will stand behind Azad at every point.

After these withdrawals, only two DPAP candidates are contesting from Chenab valley, Abdul Majid Wani from Doda and Abdul Gani Bhat from Doda West. Other DPAP candidates from South Kashmir are contesting and have decided to test waters.