AJKPC Demands Ordinance to Extend 73rd Amendment In JK

PRI’s Without Block, District Councils Just Mockery of Law : AJKPC

 PRESS NOTE:

JAMMU, 24/Oct/2013: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, AJKPC     has asked the State  government to immediately bring an ordinance for extending the 73^rd amendment of the Indian Constitution related to empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions here in the state. Anil Sharma General Secretary of the organization         said “We urge both Coalition partners National Conference and Congress Party to pass an ordinance for  extending this important provision here in the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayti Raj Act to strengthen the democracy at grass root levels  ” Sharma said that the 33,000 elected Panchayat members  have been patiently waiting that both NC and Congress make their promises regarding empowerment of PRI’s in  J & K but except giving more deadlines and meetings of  National Conference-Congress Coordination Committee nothing concrete is done therefore  AJKPC specifically urges the leadership of Congress Party to use its influence to bring an ordinance to extend 73^rd amendment here in the state.

The Panchayat leader while justifying his demand for ordinance said  that as a  very little time left  for the completion of the tenure of the present government which would be ending in Dec 2014 and between this period only 2 sessions of the state legislatures would be convened therefore it would be in the larger public interest if the  ordinance is brought on the pattern of Food Security Bill and Land acquisition Bill so that Panchayat Elections at the Block Level and Distrcit level are completed for the formation of BDC’s and DDC’s. The elected Panchayat members also cannot afford any more time because already a period of more than 2 years has passed since they took oath as Panch and Sarpanch and yet the 3 tier system as even envisaged in the state act is not completed and the elected representatives are deprived of their rights, PRI’s without BDC and DDC’s is nothing short of mockery of the law. The political parties must respect 33,000 elected panchayat members who are selflessly working at the basic level to strengthen the foundation of democracy.

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