Jammu, Feb 09: Taragami said in a party convention in Anantnag that the government should have taken into consideration the ground realities before announcing the schedule for the panchayat polls. The leader said instead of allowing indirect election of Sarpanches by Panches, the government should empower the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
This step will only weaken these institutions in the state. Panchyati Raj will only flourish when there is an elected three-tier system. The chairman of the DDB should not be nominated but elected by the people as and when the situation for this becomes under control.(Input from agencies)
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