‘Will not allow politicians to enter in PRIs’ says Shafiq Mir
Srinagar 2 November (KNB): Taking lead, the apex body of Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir, All J
and K Panchayat Conference has announced that it will contest all the 280 seats of District Development Councils as independent candidates.
This was announced by Shafiq Mir chairman All J and K Panchayat Conference here at Srinagar on Monday after week long consultations with the Panchayat leaders of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mir said by making an amendment in JKPanchayati Raj Act, government has opened a door for the entry of politicians in this institution at third stage but “we will not allow them to enter in our institution. That is why we have decided to field independent candidates on all 280 DDC seats for which
the preparation for the elections are at final stage.
Addressing a press Conference here at Srinagar, Large number of Panchayat leaders led by their chairman,Shafiq Mir said that they will not allow the politicians to enter in their institution because these were the people who remained always against the PRI system in Jammu and Kashmir.
Questioning their role regarding Panchayati Raj system in Jammu and Kashmir, Mir said all political parties had boycotted the first tier and second tier Panchayat elections held in 2018 and 2019
respectively but at the third and final stage door has been opened for them.
“Now when they felt they have been sidelined and left jobless they are preparing to enter in this institution but we will not allow them to succeed. We have decided to field candidates on all the
seats as independent candidates and we will not allow politicians to enter in this institution”, he said.
Appealing the educated youth to participate in these elections, Shafiq Mir said that their past policy of boycott has brought only irrelevant lot in the institutions. The educated youth should realise that they have been always misguided by the politicians with the false promises and they should take part in these local developmental institutions and serve the people.
The Panchayat leaders present on the occasion said that they will not allow the politicians to politicise their institution. (KNB)