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| JKNPP for elections to Panchayats on party basis | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 7: Coming down heavily upon the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to hold panchayat elections in the state on a non-party basis, the Jammu Kashmir National Panthers Party today demanded that the January 2011 elections should be held on a party basis as has been done in other states of the country.
“The state government's decision to hold elections soon to the panchayat institutions on a non-party basis will deprive rural populace of their basic fundamental rights to share the delegation of power," JKNPP Chairman Bhim Singh told reporters here.
Lashing out at the government for its failure to restore democratic institutions in the state, Singh sought amendments to the Panchayati Raj Act so as to make panchayats effective tools to decentralize power.
"If political parties will not contest in these elections, such institutions will not become really democratic in nature. It would deny our workers a chance to take part in the political process, especially in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley," Singh said.
He called for suitable amendments so as to end the nomination culture in Panchayats and holding of elections for all positions including that of chairman of District Development Boards. He said nomination to the post of chairman of District Development Boards runs counter to the principle of democratic decentralization and is repugnant to the spirit of 73rd and 74th amendment of the constitution. He demanded incorporation of 73rd and 74th Amendment in the Panchayat Raj Act.
Prof Bhim Singh sought identical tenure for Assembly and Panchayats for smooth functioning of all institutions. He condemned the government for fixing a duration of five years for Panchayats as against six years for Legislative Assembly.
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