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PDP to
boycott Kashmir panchayat polls
Sunday December 05, 2010 07:10:48 PM,
IANS
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Jammu:
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced
Sunday that it will boycott panchayat elections to be held on a
non-party basis in Jammu and Kashmir in January 2011, saying the
"conditions are not conducive".
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, addressing a meeting of party
workers in Jammu, said: "The conditions are not conducive for
holding of panchayat polls, hence PDP will oppose the polls."
Mehbooba Mufti, who represents the largest opposition group both
within and outside of the state legislature, said the "government
had not taken into consideration the ground realities and is
moving ahead with the panchayat polls in a bid to run over the
public mood".
She was referring to around 110 killings in the past five months
in the Kashmir Valley due to clashes between stone throwers and
police and security forces.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had announced Tuesday the holding of
panchayat polls on non-party basis from January. According to him,
the panchayat elections, which have not been held for the past
seven years, would help in devolution of power to the grassroots
level in Jammu and Kashmir.
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