Srinagar, Dec 25 (KNS): Governor N N Vohra is likely to announce the conduct of panchayat elections during his address to the joint legislature on January 2 and the dates for panchayat elections are likely to announced by Panchayat Minister Abdul Haq Khan during the budget session in the assembly.
Top sources while disclosing this to KNS revealed that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during her meeting with Governor N N Vohra Monday evening briefed him about the government's decision to hold panchayat elections in February this year and formally requested the governor to announce the decision of holding panchayat elections during his address to the joint session of state legislature on January 2.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Sources also said that notification for the Panchayat election will be issued in the month of February and the elections would be also held the same month (February).
When contacted top official of Ministry of Panchayat Raj told KNS " the elections would be held on non party basis and as per the panchayat Raj act on which the last panchayat elections were held in the state". (KNS)