Panchayat polls: Roadblock for Chautala plans

Sources in the Indian National Lok Dal INLD said the government proposed to hold elections in October, four months before they are due. The reason, as per the party, is to 8216;8216;remove the tainted panchayats8217;8217; many of which are accused of embezzling funds. Chautala had blamed the corruption in panchayats for the INLD8217;s drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections. 8216;8216;We could not have possibly nailed all the corrupt panchayat members. Now as people tend to link them with the government, hopefully their removal through the elections would help improve our chances in the elections,8217;8217; a source said.