Panchayat elections in the state may be affected by Chardham Yatra. Ordinance for OBC reservation did not come in the cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. Now, the tenure of administrators appointed in the district panchayats is ending on June 1. Due to this delay and Chardham Yatra, the tenure of administrators may increase.
Panchayat elections are to be held in 12 other districts of the state except Haridwar district, but before the elections, the Panchayat Act has to be amended for OBC reservation. After this, there will be a government order and reservation will be decided according to the percentage. After its provisional publication, objections will be invited.
After this, the objections will be heard and settled. After settling the objections on SC, ST, OBC and women reservation, notification will be issued for panchayat elections. According to the department officials, this work will take a lot of time. During this time, Chardham Yatra is starting in the state.
The tenure of administrators of district panchayats is ending on June 1
The entire machinery will be engaged in the preparation of the Yatra. In such a situation, the tenure of the administrators of the District Panchayats is ending on June 1. It will not be possible to conduct elections before that. However, the department’s secretary Chandresh Kumar says that the department is preparing for the Panchayat elections. The department needs 28 days for the elections, there is still a lot of time for this. He says that the elections will be held on time. State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar says that the government has to decide the reservation. We have not received the reservation yet. Elections will be held when we get it.
