Ahead of third phase of government’s ambitious Back to Village (B2V) programme, All J&K Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) has reiterated its long pending demand for full implementation of all provisions of 73rd and 74th amendments of Constitution in J&K. Addressing a press conference here, Anil Sharma, president AJKPC said successive regimes of J&K have delayed and rejected the demand for implementation of these provisions on the pretext of Article 370 but it is unfortunate that even the present government of J&K is reluctant in implementing these important provisions for strengthening the urban and rural local bodies. He accused the bureaucrats sitting in power corridors of hatching conspiracy to undermine local bodies so that they continue to remain relevant and control local bodies.
