Incorporate All provisions of 73rd Amendment: AJKPC

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No compromise on implementing all provisions of  73^rd Amendment : AJKPC

Jammu, 17/Dec/2013: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat, AJKPC the leading Panchayat body of the village heads has made it clear that it won’t compromise its stand of full implementation of all the provisions of the 73^rd amendment of the Indian Constitution to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the state.

Today, Anil Sharma, President of the organization once again reiterated that AJKPC’s stance on the issue is not diluted and the Panches and Sarpanches of the state won’t accept anything less than the full incorporation of all the provisions and sections of the 73^rd amendment. He said unfortunately some vested interests from the political parties are trying to build an impression that by implementing all the provisions of 73^rd amendment in the state would undermine and challenge article 370  which guarantees  special status to the state.

AJKPC president made it clear that such a propaganda is misleading and far from the truth because even after incorporation of all provisions  of 73^rd amendment in the state Panchayati Raj Act 1989, only the state subject holders and local voters can contest the Panchayat elections hence there is no scope of diluting the article 370.  Only those Political parties and leaders who are opposed to empower  and strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions are trying to curtail the rights of the Panchayat under the garb of article 370.  “We want to caution all those who are spreading this wrong message against 73^rd amendment that 33,000 Panchayat  members are now aware and ready to go to any extent to get their legal rights  so don’t test our patience ” . Anil also informed that the copies of memorandum dispatched to MP’s of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha haven been received by the respective secretariat of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha where the AJKPC has apprised all the MP’s about the plight of Panchayat members in Jammu and Kashmir State .                                                                                                                     

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ANIL SHARMA,

President, AJKPC.

Mobile: 94191-86510.