Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 12: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has deserved full appreciation and credit for strengthening PRIs at the grass root level in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory after the successive Governments miserably failed to do thus failing to restore democracy at grass root level.
This was stated by Col (retd) Mahan Singh, DDC Chairman Kathua while addressing a meeting of BJP activists of Basohli Assembly constituency at Plakh, Basohli in district Kathua.
In the meeting, BDC Basohli, Sushma Jamwal, Sonu Gupta, Sulekha Sharma, Gian Batadia, Ajit Singh, Kuldeep Katal, Sarpanches, PRI representatives, prominent people of the area, BJP workers and women in large number were present.
The meeting commenced with honoring of renowned women in various fields of life coinciding International Women’s Day.
Speaking in the occasion, Col Mahan Singh said it is a matter of great achievement and satisfaction that the PRI system has been established in Jammu and Kashmir after over seven long decades and for this full credit goes to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Terming the efforts of successive earlier regimes as half hearted and cosmetic, the senior BJP leader said that they conducted elections of Panch and Sarpanch level only while the Block Development Council (BDC) and District Development Council (DDC) elections were never held in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. He accused the former Governments of holding all the power in their hands thus denying the percolation of benefits to the grass roots level.
Col Mahan Singh asserted that PRI is a system of rural local self-government in India and it is based upon Gandhian philosophy of self governance in which the management of local affairs remains in the hands of such local bodies who are directly elected by the local people. He appealed to all the DDC members to work relentlessly to achieve the objective of 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 to build democracy at the grass roots level by carrying out the task of rural development in full swing in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
The DDC Chairman also highlighted various ongoing/ upcoming projects in Basohli Sub District and asserted that proposal worth Rs 200 crore proposal for developing Basohli as major tourism hub is under consideration by Central Government.
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