Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 7: The members of Movement for Peace, Equality & Justice, Ram Singh Chauhan & Kuldeep Kumar Rao, apropos to news item published in a section of press titled "CEO sets process in motion for BDC elections in J&K", in a press statement issued here, have expressed great dismay and deep concern about holding of election for the office of Chairman BDC without making suitable amendment in state Panchyati Raj Act 1989. They said that as per state Panchyati Raj Act.1989 amended up to June 2010 as also amended up to April 2011, read rule 28 of said Act, provides that every Block Development Council shall have a Chairman who shall be a person qualified to be elected as Panch and as per rule 42-A of said Act, "any person may nominated himself as a candidate for election of Panch or Sarpanch of a Halqa Panchyat if his / her name is included in the electoral roll of such Halqa Panchyat." But in the said Act as amended up to March, 2016, rule 28 provides that "every Block Development Council shall have a Chairperson who shall be a Sarpanch or Panch in any Halqa Panchyat of that Block". |
