JAMMU, Oct. 17 -- Months after the National Conference threw him out of the party, Dr. Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, has announced he will step down from the post. His effusive praise for BJP leaders suggests his next political home.
Addressing a function on Friday after Sankoo was granted district status, Akhoon said he had been waiting for this day. He said he intends to resign as CEC in the coming days. He described the district status as the fulfilment of a long-standing demand, pursued for better administration and development of the region.
Akhoon expressed heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, ...