Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Dec 25: Calling it as a blot on democracy, the All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, (AJKPC) have asked the State Government to review its decision to hold indirect elections for the Sarpanchs.
Anil Sharma, president of the Panchayat Conference while addressing a gathering of Panchs, Sarpanchs here reiterated the demand of his organization to roll back the decision of holding indirect elections for the post of Sarpanchs.
He said, “In a democratic country like India, it is painful that an elected Government is ceasing the rights of the citizens to popularly elect their own leaders”. He said the motive of any Government to hold local body elections should be to empower the people and decentralize the power structure but unfortunately the decision of the J&K Government to hold panchayat elections appears to be taken in haste just to get Central Governments funds.
In the awareness program organized by the AJKPC about the important provisions of 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution. Other Panchayat members also shared their views against the decision of the State Government to hold panchayat elections through State Electoral Officer instead of the Separate election commission for holding these elections.
The participating panchayat members unanimously resolved to continue their struggle under the banner of AJKPC and assured the President of the organization that in days to come, more such programs will be organized in each panchayat to educated masses about the benefit of 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution.
Prominent among those who spoke were Gotam Singh, Kumeir Singh, Sarpanch Rampal Sharma Sarpanch Mohan Singh Bhatti, Sarpanch Yogeshwar Singh, Sarpanch Tajinder Singh, Sarpanch Mohan Lal Sharma, Sarpanch Subash Chander Sharma.
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