The government is seriously considering holding municipal and panchayat elections simultaneously in Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while talking to reporters at the SCERT auditorium in Nanurkheda on Friday, said that a proposal has been received from the state BJP organization in this regard that by conducting civic and panchayat elections simultaneously, the state will not have to face the election code of conduct twice. It is under consideration and the government will take a decision soon. He also reiterated that the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state before the State Foundation Day (November 9).
The tenure has ended in November
After the tenure of the urban bodies ended in November last year, the government handed them over to the administrators. When the elections could not be held even in the period of six months, the tenure of the administrators was extended by three months. Now the civic elections are proposed in October. Not only this, the five-year term of the three-tier panchayats is also going to end in November this year. Due to both the elections being held separately, the state will have to face the code of conduct once in urban areas and second time in rural areas.
CM said- Decision will be taken soon
Some time ago, the state BJP proposed to the Chief Minister that if both the elections are held together, the code of conduct will be imposed only once. As a result, development work will not be affected. If the elections are held together, it will set an example for other states as well. When the Chief Minister was asked about this in Nanurkheda on Friday, he said that this proposal of the party organization is under consideration and a decision will be taken soon.
On another question, the Chief Minister reiterated that the uniform civil code will be implemented in the state before the State Foundation Day. On a question related to the disaster in Kedarnath, he said that after the damage caused by heavy rains on the Kedarnath walking route, apart from NDRF and SDRF, government machinery, local citizens and many self-help groups also did commendable work in rescue and relief operations on a war footing. The government is serious about the Kedarnath disaster and even today rescue and debris removal work is going on on a large scale.
