July 6, 2019
J&K sarpanchs up in arms, want re-poll as state delegates panchayat work to govt employees
Source: theprint.in Srinagar: Barely nine months after panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, elected members in the Valley are demanding another round of polls, opposing a decision by the state to appoint government employees as administrators to look after panchayat affairs. The elected members, mostly affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are also