KL Report
Srinagar
Asserting that there is no need to provide security to Panches and sarpanches in the state, State Congress Chief, Prof. Saifuddin Soz Saturday said that the Panchayti Raj representatives do not face any threat to their life.
“They don’t need security. They need honor and powers. That is their security”, said Soz while addressing a press conference.
Soz said that he was committed to empowerment of Panchayats in the state. “I want them (PRI’s) to be strengthened by giving them respect apart from a suitable honorarium”, he said.
He said the panchayat members are very strong by heart and mind. “Security doesn’t mean to field four policemen in every house”.
The Congress President said that Panches and Sarpanches who have decided to boycott the upcoming LC elections would be taken into confidence.
He said that if those panches and sarpanches want to field their own candidates there was no harm in that.
“If they (PRI’s) want to field their own candidates there is no harm but to boycott the elections isn’t in the interest of democracy”, Soz said.
He said that he was reaching out to the boycotting panches and sarpanches to take them into confidence. “I’m making efforts to take them into confidence and I’m sure they’ll support our candidates. If they want to field candidates against our candidates, I won’t have any objection but I suggest them to not boycott the polls”, he added.
