Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 10: The general secretary of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) today demanded the Government to take strict action against those who attacked Sarpanch of Gandali Panchayat Gurdeep Singh Saini.
Addressing a press conference here today, AJKPC chairman Darshan Singh said that some people attacked Sarpanch Gurdeep Singh Saini when he was returning home by his car and left him seriously injured. Devraj Sharma and Harjinder Singh were also present in the press conference.
Darshan Singh said that a complaint has also been lodged in this connection at concerned police station against accused Bunty and some of his associates. Panchayat representatives said that if a Sarpanch is not safe then how will the general public be safe?
They demanded the Government to provide security to the sarpanchs and impose PSA against the guilty so that such incidents can be controlled in future. They demanded Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to take immediate steps to provide security to the sarpanchs and strict punishment to the assailants of sarpanchs.