Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed the cancellation of the Block Development Council (BDC) elections as politically motivated, illegal and undemocratic.
Addressing a press conference, Shamsher Singh Manhas, State BJP president, said that the party has been fighting for reservation to SCs, STs and women in Urban and Rural Local Bodies and now the Coalition Government has suddenly woken up to raise this issue as an excuse for canceling the BDC elections.
Manhas alleged that the NC and Congress were never sincere in granting reservation to SCs, STs and women but now they want to buy time and avoid election because Congress is fast losing its mandate in Jammu while NC is fear of losing its ground to PDP in Valley.
He said that this has exposed Congress’ double speak on the issue of empowerment of Panchayats and ULBs and if they are sincere they could have ensured reservations for SCs, STs and women well before the election process starts as they had their Ministers in the State Cabinet.
Manhas said that the party is committed for full empowerment of the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies for which it has been agitating continuously for the last three years and will not sit till these amendments are implemented.
Dr Jitendra Singh, National Executive Members and Chief spokesperson was also present during the press conference.
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