Panchayati Raj Act amendment: AJPKC to launch agitation

All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) today said it will launch a state-wide agitation at panchayat and block levels to urge Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra to return the bill allowing indirect election of sarpanches by panches.
"We will launch a state-wide agitation at Panchayat and block levels if the state government does not make a request to the Governor for returning the bill for reconsideration when it's sent to him (Governor) for his assent. He should return the bill," Anil Sharma, state president of AJKPC, told reporters here.
The AJKPC is a frontline organisation of elected sarpanches and panches fighting for empowerment of panchayati raj institutions in Jammu and Kashmir.

On July 2, amid protests and walkout by the Opposition parties, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council passed an amendment to Panchayati Raj Act, allowing indirect election of sarpanches by panches instead of a direct election.