J&K panchs meet Rahul,want his push for powers,security

“We told him that if the other party (NC) was not listening to it,why doesn’t the Congress walk out of the government? How long can people be expected to watch this drama where Congress leaders say the amendments should be extended while the NC refuses to do so?” asked Shafiq Mir, Poshana sarpanch and convener of the J&K Panchayat Coordination Committee.

Another sarpanch asked Rahul to ask his “friend” Omar why his government was not ready to pass on powers to the grassroots institutions.

The meeting assumes significance because it was held in the backdrop of recent killing of sarpanchs by militants and mass resignations. The delegation urged Rahul to ask the J&K government to ensure adequate security to sarpanchs and panchs. Rahul sent them to MoS,Home,Jitendra Singh,who told them that the ministry would take up the issue of security with the state government.