Cong leader Dalal seeks President's rule in Haryana

Senior Congress leader Karan Singh Dalal has sought imposition of President's rule in Haryana, alleging breakdown of constitutional machinery as the state government has "failed" to hold elections to the Panchayati Raj and Municipal bodies on time.
Dalal today wrote a letter to the Haryana Governor drawing his attention "towards the breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State by depriving the rural and urban people of their fundamental right of representative governance through elected Gram Panchayats and Municipal bodies".
The Palwal MLA told reporters here that Section 161 of the Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, mandates that the State Government was bound to issue notification under this Act to hold elections for reconstitution of Gram Panchayats, Block Samitis and Zila Parishad at least 15 days prior to the expiry of the term of the incumbent bodies, but it has failed to do so.

"As the term of three tier Panchayati Raj bodies expires on July 24, 2015, the process of election should have been completed before July 10, 2015, but the BJP Government has failed to do so."
"Likewise, the term of members of all municipalities in the State has already expired recently and the State government instead of fulfilling its constitutional duty to hold election, as mandated by the Haryana Municipal Act 1973 and as amended from time to time, on expiry of their five year term has handed over the reins of these civic bodies to bureaucrats as administrators depriving the people of their fundamental right to self-governance," he stated.

Dalal said that in the light of the facts "which clearly point towards breakdown of constitutional machinery" he has requested the State Governor to recommend to the President of India for imposing President's rule in Haryana.