Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 22: Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, senior BJP and Kashmiri Pandit leader and incharge Department of Political Affairs and Feedback, J&K-BJP said the conduct of the DDC elections in the UT is a great offshoot of the historic changes to take democracy to the grass root level. Devolution of political and economic power through the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system has become a reality which otherwise remained enveloped in textbooks only, he explained.
He was addressing a Webinar zoom meeting on the topic of the debate, “Implications and Impact of Government’s Actions since August 5th, 2019”. The programme was organised by the Centre for Peace & Progress (CPP), New Delhi today. It was presided over by O.P. Shah, Chairman of the CPP and was coordinated by Prof. G.M.Bhat. Those among others who attended the programme through virtual mode included A.M.Watali, Sheikh Abdul Rehman, Kuldeep Khoda, Ishwar Khajuria, Khalid Hussain, Ruchi Chohan Khan, Prof. G.K.Muju, Ashwani Chandra, Dr. Qazi Ashraf Bhat and Rajneet.
“The revolutionary changes post 5th August 2019 will pave way for the resettlement of the displaced Pandit community in Kashmir. The follow up rules and regulations those have been implemented in J&K post 5th August 2019 are permanent in nature and their character can’t be changed by any institution other than the Parliament of India which is the supreme and sovereign constitutional body in all respects”, he said.
“The historic acts of Parliament have created a new history by dissolving the chances of perpetuation of the establishment of a State within a State. It has granted citizenship rights to the West Pakistan refugees, Valmiki Samaj members and other sections of the society who were deprived of the same over the last seven decades.
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