JAMMU: Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal (ESBD), earlier known as IkkJutt Jammu on Saturday declared its party candidates to contest elections from Jammu and Udhampur-Doda Parliamentry seats. Talking to media persons here, Adv Ankur Sharma, president of the Party declared that he himself will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu seat while his another party candidate, Manoj Padha, a social activist from Bhaderwah in Doda district, will contest from Udhampur-Doda seat. The party president claimed that the Elections Commission of India has provided Flute (Bansuri) as common election symbol to the party. All the party candidates will have this common election symbol. He further said that Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal, earlier known as IkkJutt Jammu Party is a political vehicle working tire-lessly for the political empowerment of Jammu province. Sharma said that party finds its origin in Jammu province and is hence a local ideological and natural political option for the people of Jammu province. Its declared political objective is Jammu Province’s liberation and political empowerment, he asserted. He referred to unemployment, rising frustration among youth, issues of daily wagers, VDCs, SPOs, Asha Workers, Anganwadi Workers and Helpers, REK, REZ, NYCs, contractual teachers/ lecturers and contractual workers/employees. He cautioned that exploitation of these workers should be stopped by the ruling regime.
