Haryana: Congress to not contest panchayat polls on social gathering image
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CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s foremost opposition Congress won’t contest the upcoming panchayat elections on its image, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday mentioned after the state legislature social gathering assembly right here.
The panchayat polls are scheduled to be held within the state in September.
The assembly was held beneath the chairmanship of Hooda, who can be the Leader of the Opposition within the Haryana Assembly.
State Congress chief Udai Bhan was additionally current within the assembly, a celebration assertion mentioned.
Hooda mentioned the Congress MLAs held an in depth dialogue over the Panchayat elections.
The Congress won’t contest the panchayat elections on social gathering image, he mentioned.
The Congress chief additionally alleged that the federal government intentionally postponed the panchayat elections.
“Due to this, the development of villages came to a standstill and there was a lot of corruption in the absence of panchayat representatives,” he mentioned.
“The Congress demands that rights of backward classes be ensured in the elections and they should be given the benefit of reservation,” he mentioned.
Hooda mentioned points arising out of the Supreme Court’s resolution earlier this yr on the shamlat land (frequent land) have been mentioned intimately within the social gathering assembly.
“Now, the federal government has issued an order to switch the land within the identify of panchayats.
This resolution has led to an environment of panic within the village as a result of individuals have been dwelling on these lands for a few years and plenty of have even offered the land additional and therefore it could not be proper to evict them,” mentioned Hooda.
Hooda demanded that authorities ought to name a particular session of the Legislative Assembly and make modifications within the Village Shamlat Land Consolidation Act.
On August 10, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had mentioned within the state Assembly that as per Supreme Court’s instructions, the mutation of the shamlat deh (frequent land) within the identify of panchayats isn’t a reason for fear and geared toward stopping the unlawful switch of this land.
“We are only seeking mutation of such land in favour of the gram panchayats,” Khattar had mentioned whereas asserting that mutation wouldn’t change the title.
In April, the Supreme Court had held that in respect of the land taken from the proprietors from their permissible ceiling limits beneath a Punjab regulation, it’s the administration and management alone which might vest with the panchayat and never the title.
Hooda had final week demanded that the state authorities file a evaluation petition within the apex courtroom.
Hooda mentioned that the social gathering’s upcoming programmes have additionally been finalised within the assembly.
“It has been decided to postpone the ‘Vipaksh Aapke Samaksh’ program to be held in Yamunanagar on August 28. It will now be on September 11 as the Congress party is going to hold a ‘Halla Bol’ rally against inflation in Delhi on August 28. Haryana will have a strong participation in this,” he mentioned.
Before the rally, a public consciousness marketing campaign shall be launched in opposition to inflation throughout the state, he mentioned.
CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s foremost opposition Congress won’t contest the upcoming panchayat elections on its image, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday mentioned after the state legislature social gathering assembly right here.
The panchayat polls are scheduled to be held within the state in September.
The assembly was held beneath the chairmanship of Hooda, who can be the Leader of the Opposition within the Haryana Assembly.
State Congress chief Udai Bhan was additionally current within the assembly, a celebration assertion mentioned.
Hooda mentioned the Congress MLAs held an in depth dialogue over the Panchayat elections.
The Congress won’t contest the panchayat elections on social gathering image, he mentioned.
The Congress chief additionally alleged that the federal government intentionally postponed the panchayat elections.
“Due to this, the development of villages came to a standstill and there was a lot of corruption in the absence of panchayat representatives,” he mentioned.
“The Congress demands that rights of backward classes be ensured in the elections and they should be given the benefit of reservation,” he mentioned.
Hooda mentioned points arising out of the Supreme Court’s resolution earlier this yr on the shamlat land (frequent land) have been mentioned intimately within the social gathering assembly.
“Now, the federal government has issued an order to switch the land within the identify of panchayats.
This resolution has led to an environment of panic within the village as a result of individuals have been dwelling on these lands for a few years and plenty of have even offered the land additional and therefore it could not be proper to evict them,” mentioned Hooda.
Hooda demanded that authorities ought to name a particular session of the Legislative Assembly and make modifications within the Village Shamlat Land Consolidation Act.
On August 10, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had mentioned within the state Assembly that as per Supreme Court’s instructions, the mutation of the shamlat deh (frequent land) within the identify of panchayats isn’t a reason for fear and geared toward stopping the unlawful switch of this land.
“We are only seeking mutation of such land in favour of the gram panchayats,” Khattar had mentioned whereas asserting that mutation wouldn’t change the title.
In April, the Supreme Court had held that in respect of the land taken from the proprietors from their permissible ceiling limits beneath a Punjab regulation, it’s the administration and management alone which might vest with the panchayat and never the title.
Hooda had final week demanded that the state authorities file a evaluation petition within the apex courtroom.
Hooda mentioned that the social gathering’s upcoming programmes have additionally been finalised within the assembly.
“It has been decided to postpone the ‘Vipaksh Aapke Samaksh’ program to be held in Yamunanagar on August 28. It will now be on September 11 as the Congress party is going to hold a ‘Halla Bol’ rally against inflation in Delhi on August 28. Haryana will have a strong participation in this,” he mentioned.
Before the rally, a public consciousness marketing campaign shall be launched in opposition to inflation throughout the state, he mentioned.
