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Kashmir Youth Congress marches for more
panchayat powers
Friday August 24, 2012 02:49:32 PM,
IANS
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Srinagar:
Dozens of Youth Congress activists were taken into custody Friday
as they held a march demanding more powers for elected village
representatives in Jammu and Kashmir.
Led by state Youth Congress president Muhammad Shahnawaz Choudhary,
the activists were marching towards the office of the Srinagar
district magistrate to give him a memorandum seeking extension of
73rd and 74th constitutional amendment to Jammu and Kashmir state.
The amendments grant constitutional status to elected rural local
bodies.The amendments provide for direct elections to all seats in
the panchayats, compulsory elections to panchayats every five
years, mandatory reservation of seats for Dalits and advisasis in
proportion to their share of the panchayat population and
mandatory reservation of one-third of seats for women.
"State Congress party has already passed a resolution asking the
state government to extend the 73rd and 74th constitutional
amendment to Jammu and Kashmir. Unless this is done, empowerment
of the elected panches and sarpanches (village council heads) in
the real sense would only remain a dream," said Choudhary.
Despite boycott calls and threats from separatists, an
overwhelming majority of people participated in the panchayat
elections in the state in 2011. Panchayat polls were held in the
state after a gap of 20 years.
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