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'PDP-BJP follow NC-Cong regime to bulldoze democratic institutions' 6/27/2016 11:20:58 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 27: Following foot-steps of its predecessors, the present PDP-BJP government is all out to bulldoze the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State. Like other previous regime, the incumbent dispensation has also cleared its agenda not to allow functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions in J&K like other parts of the country. The Bill introduced by the Government in the Assembly today is indication of government's intension. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq today introduced "A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 already published in an extraordinary issue of the Government Gazette. Importantly PDP and BJP were earlier strong supporter of strengthening democratic institutions in J&K but after attaining power both the parties are following footsteps of predecessors not to trickle down democracy at grass-root level. The BJP, which observed save democracy day on June 26 to mark imposition of emergency in the country, has given its consent to introduce a Bill in the Assembly to crush Panchayati Raj Institution in the State. Meanwhile castigating the ruling PDP-BJP for its reported attempt to crush democracy at grassroots level, All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Monday asked the government to withdraw its proposed 'Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2016' immediately in the larger interest of society. In a strongly-worded statement issued here, Anil Sharma, AJKPC president expressed serious concern over the government move to bring flawed and illogical amendment in the existing Panchayati Raj Act of the state wherein it has proposed to snatch the rights of the people to elect their Sarpanch directly. "If we believe the media reports, the State Cabinet has given its approval to the controversial 'The Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2016' which will soon be introduced in the Legislative Assembly to make it a permanent law. It is highly unfortunate that the government has taken a complete U-turn on its commitment as it has tried to take away the genuine rights of common people to elect Sarpanches of their choice," the AJKPC leader said. He said the ruling PDP-BJP coalition should not forget that J&K is a very sensitive state and thousands of security personnel, people from different section of society and Panchayat members have sacrificed their lives to strength democracy at grassroots level and put it back on track in the state. "Instead of decentralizing the powers, the ruling government seems to be bent on crushing the democracy at grassroots level which is not in the larger interest of the state and country," Sharma said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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