x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Excise Department arrests man for illicit liquor | Reasi police apprehends two persons with heroin | Distribution of food items to flood-affected people held | LG Kavinder launches 'Swasth Nari - Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan' in Leh | Rusted mortar shell defused | New India inspiring world under PM Modi's leadership: CM Yogi | Public intoxication offenders sentenced to community service | Yusuf Pathan calls On CM Omar Abdullah in Srinagar | Phase-2 training programme for DNOs & ZNOs successfully concludes at SCERT Jammu | Sale of meat should be banned during Navratri: Shiv Sena | MCM's 'Dharohar' Talent hunt celebrates India's cultural heritage | NFJM appoints Puneet Arora as National Vice President of Working Committee | Donation drive under Sewa Parv held at GLDM GDC Hiranagar | University of Jammu Inter-Collegiate Kabaddi (Men) Tournament 2025-26 | Yogi govt positioning tourism as driving force of state's trillion-dollar economy vision | Poster making competition on drug abuse organised at GDC Samba | Blood Donation, health awareness camps held in Doda | Sewa Parv inaugurated at Government Polytechnic Reasi | Shiv Sena welcomes Shrine Board's decision | Galaxy A06 5G to start at INR 9899 as Samsung announces exciting limited-period deal | Dr Atul Kothari delivers expert lecture on significant role of Bharatiya knowledge | GDC, Kathua organizes Painting Competition on Gandhian Values | J&K Students Association Expresses Gratitude to EAM Dr S Jaishankar | Observance of Seva Pakhwada at Govt Polytechnic Jammu | Awareness Lecture on Health Nutrition organized by GLDM, GDC Hiranagar | Traffic restrictions imposed on Bani-Basohli road | Terrorism and Naxalism threats to national development: LG Sinha | LG greets PM Modi on his 75th birthday | LG inaugurates Bailey Bridge on the Ramban-Gool Road | In a quiet gesture, he restored my dignity: Kashmir’s icon Shah Faesal’s touching birthday message to PM | 32 missing lives in Choshiti to be declared dead within six months | Our soldiers brought Pakistan to its knees: PM Modi | Vaishno Devi pilgrimage restarts, suspended again due to inclement weather | CM Omar inspects Jammu-Srinagar Highway amid concern over supply chain disruption | Principal Sessions Judge rejects bail plea of accused | Distance-Mode Engineering Degree Can’t Add Weightage: DB | Doctors on PG courses without joining duty not entitled to salary: HC | SIA arrests narcotic smuggler | Doda tops Jammu zone in recovering lost, stolen mobiles | Vishwakarma: Godfather of Construction and Creation | Mosquitoes suck- but should we simply get rid of them | The Cry of Reasi’s Chenab Villages: A Struggle for Survival and Dignity | Healthy Women Empower Families | Jammu Sankriti School bags 17 madal | YSS commence Inter School District Level Selection Trials/Competitions held | Modi birthday celebrates in Dewan Devi Public school | GDC Vijaypur organised Organ Donation pledge drive collaboration with SOTTO | Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan – Swachhata Shapath at PLW | GDC Darhal organises pledge ceremony on Anti Drug, Cleaniness | GDC Ramnagar organises donation drive on Sewa Parv | Online Quiz Competition on Life, Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi | Indian Army restores vital road connectivity in Ramban | GDC Sunderbani organises Seva Parv programme | CCI president express economic hardships, disruption in business community | Govt of Inda organise National Youth Festival to commemorate Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand | Dogri Deptt Jammu University organizes symposium | Doordarshan celebrates 66th foundation day with “Shabdanjali” | “Cleanliness is Service” campaign will be launched across the entire Indian Railways | GDC Khour organises plantation drive | KPBB relief drive for flood affected families in Jammu | AYUSH Health, Wellness Centre, Kenihama holds series of camps | Back Issues  
 
news details
Parties play politics over Articles 370, 35-A : MPEJ
8/6/2018 12:26:56 AM
Early times Report

JAMMU, Aug 5: It is irony of fate that the people, in whom they repose faith as the saviours of democracy or democratic institutions, are in fact the real killers of democratic institutions. In a press statement issued here, Ram Singh Chouhan and Kuldeep Kumar Rao, the active members of Movement for Peace Equality and Justice said don't get misled by these traditional political Parties they are not saviour of democratic Institutions or Article 370 or 35-A but are the real killers of these Institutions.
According to statement, they thanked the Governor for rescinding the most unpopular amendment in Panchayati Raj Act banning direct election to the institution of Sarpanch thereby opening Pandora box for corruption through horse trading, they strongly condemned the anti-democratic attitude of successive state governments in the past and most recently the BJP and PDP government who tried to weaken the basic democratic institution-the Panchayats, ULBs to meet their selfish political ends as the MLAs and MLCs and ministers are real enemies to Panchayati Raj Institutions. Around 26,000 crores, meant for direct investment in rural villages through public representatives, have lapsed for last 70 years because of Panchayats not being in place. Again it is pertinent to point out that elections to Urban Local Bodies have not been held for last more than 8 and half year and to the Panchayats for last more than 2 and half years and this period includes NC-Congress and PDP-BJP rule.
They appealed the Governor to create history by constituting the first ever Block Development Councils (Block Samities) and District Planning and Development Boards ( Zilla Parishads) in the state like other parts of the country and let it be a slap on the face of so called public representatives. They further strongly criticized various Political Parties for appealing their cadres to gear up to Panchayati polls, saying that these elections are always held on 'Non-Party basis' then why they are polluting the atmosphere in the state already passing through most difficult phase of turmoil in its history because of abuse of their political positions. The poor Kashmiris' have always been exploited by the Kashmiri politicians by dirty techniques of showing Pakistani salt and green cloth to win the election. They have simply exploited the sentiments of people in the garb of Article 370 to enhance only their political interests. Why no implementation of constitutional amendment no 73 and 74 to empower the Panchyati Raj Institutions in the interest of the poor people of the state? Why six years term for Assembly in the State contrary to other states in the country? Is it not the misuse of article 370 they questioned?
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU