Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, July 17: Calling upon workers to gear up for Panchayat polls, Former Minister, MLA Darhal and Member of Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has said that elections for panchayats and local bodies are imperative for gross root level development in the State.
Addressing workers convention here for the first time after Governor Rule, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that Panchayat and local bodies are important to strengthen democracy and these institutions need to be established as earlier as possible.
He said that decentralization of power to the ground level will improve transparency in the system to monitor developmental activities at local levels.
Expressing satisfaction over three years of Government performance, Zulfkar said that Pir Panjal region got focussed attention during Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti regime and people are well aware about the outstanding performance.
He said that for the first time in the history, PDP led Government gave four Additional Deputy Commissioners for Kotranka, Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kalakote. He added that Government provided Medical College at Mehra and Degree College at Kotranka during this period.
He also listed many projects including sanctioning of Rs 55 crore for Jammu Poonch Highway, construction work of tunnel to be taken on on Mughal Road, upgradation of 400 kilometers of PMGSY roads in Darhal constituency, upgradation of educational networks, face-lifting of Rajouri town, etc. He added that work on a number of small projects is also underway in the constituency.
Among others who spoke were District President Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, senior leaders Manzoor Shah, Fazal Hussain Chouhan, Choudhary Mir Hussain, Choudhary Mohammad Sadiq, GA Atari, Shafiq Chowdhary, etc.
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