Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah elects Muslim man as panch
Bhelan-Kharothi chose Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain, head of its only Muslim family, unopposed in the 2018 panchayat polls.
Residents of Bhelan-Kharothi, a Hindu-majority village of about 450 people in Hanga panchayat of Bhaderwah block, elected Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain unopposed as panch in December 2018. Hussain, 54, is a Gujjar from a family of cattle rearers and heads the village’s only Muslim family. Local resident Duni Chand said the village takes pride in its shared brotherhood. Hussain said road connectivity to the village would be his first priority.
- Where
- Bhelan-Kharothi village, Hanga panchayat, Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir
- When
- December 2018
- Who
- Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain; villagers of Bhelan-Kharothi
- Source
- Outlook
