Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday hinted that panchayat and concrete native our bodies elections shall be held after winter within the Union Territory.
“After the climate improves, panchayat elections will certainly be held,” stated Sinha addressing a gathering of farmers and devotees at Jhiri mela floor. Panchayat elections have been final held in 2018.
Final month, J&Ok Meeting elections have been held after a decade and NC’s Omar Abdullah took oath because the CM.
Referring to former sarpanches, he stated, “I need to say definitely one factor that panchayat elections ought to have been held right here, however there was a constitutional issue’’.
He added that there was no reservation for Different Backward Lessons (OBCs) within the native our bodies. “Resulting from it, the Act (J&Ok Panchayati Raj Act) needed to be amended, which was achieved by the Parliament,’’ he stated. This cleared the way in which for holding panchayat elections, however then got here the Lok Sabha and the Meeting elections, he stated.
The L-G additionally reiterated his dedication to guard the rights of the displaced households from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), West Pakistan Refugees, tribals, Valmikis and different disadvantaged sections who benefited from the abrogation of Article 370.
“Empowering J&Ok’s farmers is my mission for which we’ve taken strategic steps to speed up transformation in agriculture and allied sectors. We’ll make sure that the youth within the rural areas get equal alternatives to shine,” Sinha stated.
The State Election Fee has already initiated the method for holding panchayat polls and printed draft electoral rolls on November 11. It has additionally stated that voters can request additions, deletions and corrections till December 9, for which particular camps shall be organised on Saturdays and Sundays. All claims and objections shall be settled by December 23 and last electoral rolls printed on January 6, 2025, sources stated. The five-year time period of all 4,291 village panchayats ended on January 9 this yr.
-With PTI inputs
