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| "We are not against empowerment of Panchyats" Kamaal | | NC dares Soz to prove his strength | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Apr 23: A day after State Congress Chief Professor Saif ud din Soz termed its alliance partner NC as the 'only hurdle' in empowerment of Panchayts in the state, National Conference alleged that Soz was trying to provoke people against the Omar Abdullah government.
"We challenge Soz to come out on roads with his supports and prove his strength.'' NC, additional general Secretary Dr Mustafa Kamaal told a Kashmir based news agency, further quipping, "JKPCC chief had a support of just 'few hundred people'.
Kamaal's reaction came despite Congress has gone on defensive stand with a statement issued from the Congress Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma saying JKPCC (I) was misquoted in a certain media section. NC senior leader Kamaal who is known for his bluntness and outspoken nature, today said, "He (Soz) is known only because he leads the Congress in the state, otherwise we don't see him as a public leader.'
"Congress high command must have taken a note of the remarks made by its state Chief, he added aiming his guns towards Prof Soz. "Empowering Panchayats is a constitutional issue rather than a political one. Soz was better to raise it in coordination committee or assembly session,"added Kamal.
While criticizing Prof Soz, Kamaal said, " No storm will take place with his warnings." Refusing to accept that National Conference was a big hurdle in empowerment of Panchyats in the state, NC firebrand leader said, "We are not against it, but one must realize that it can't happen overnight. Numbers of amendments have taken place in Indian Constitution as the time progressed, so could be with Panchayat Raj Act in J&K."
He further added that there was no need to bring an ordinance in this regard and alleged that Soz's remarks were 'unhealthy' and 'anti- government'. Meanwhile Proz. Soz while talking to news agency over phone said that Congress will not give up its demand of empowering the Panchayts. "We don't want changes in 73rd amendment only but there should be changes in amendment 74 also which pertains to the powers of Muncipal corporators, he added. Law and Panchayti affairs Minster Ali Mohammad Sagar also maintained that Government has to take article 370, which guarantees Jammu and Kashmir, a special status within Indian Constitution, into consideration and can't do anything more in this regard. |
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