SRINAGAR: The Congress party on Friday dismissed comments by National Conference Minister Ali Mohammed Sagar wherein he ruled out extension of the 73rd amendment of the Indian Panchayati Act to the Jammu and Kashmir constitution.
“Ali Muhammad Sagar is trying to give it a new twist. Congress party is not demanding the extension of 73rd amendment but only demands some of best provisions should be incorporated into Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act,” Congress leader and Tourism Minister Ghulam Ahmed Mir said.
He said that Sagar, the state Panchayati Raj minister, should not misinterpret anything which has already been discussed on the floor of the House.
“State Panchayati Raj Act authorizes a Block Development Officer to dismiss any Panchayat while our point is that higher authorities should be taken into confidence before dismissing any Panchayat on account of malpractices.
“This point is present in Indian Panchayat Raj System and the Congress party is of the view that such useful things should be accomodated in State Panchayat Raj Act,” Mir said adding that Sagar is harping on special status and misinterpreting the facts.
Pertinently, Sagar on Thursday ruled out extension of the 73rd amendment of Indian constitution to the State stating that J&K has its own Panchayati Raj Act where almost all provisions of the 73rd amendment have been applied.
