Kupwara Oct 19 (KNS): Mir Junaid, President of J&K Workers Party, met the Minister of State for Panchayat Raj and the Minister of State for Law and Justice and apprised them of the youth-led developmental plan of Kupwara District, especially one that would involve a symbiotic relationship between the grassroot elected representatives, and the youth of the area. He pointed how both the administration of developmental work and justice at the grassroots level were fundamental to erasing the cancer of radicalism, and separatism in the valley.

According to a statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), reads that on behalf of the people of the Kupwara district, Mir conveyed his gratitude to the honourable dignitaries, especially for the support and seriousness the present dispensation had shown to the flourishing of grassroots democracy in J&K. He also impressed upon the honourable Ministers- the enthusiasm young men and women had shown in joining the new grassroot led growth and development. Mir requested the dignitaries that Kashmiri Panchayats should be developed on the Pali Panchayat model, keeping in mind the need for modern infrastructure and sustainable development. In this regard, he requested that world class carbon neutral infrastructure for Panchayats be built under the Gram Urja Swaraj Programme.

Mir Junaid requested the honourable Minister of State for Law and Justice to strengthen the Legal Services authority in Kupwara, as legal help to the poor and marginalised is a right recognised in the Directive Principles of our Constitution. In this regard he pushed for the development of Fast track legal arbitration centres for entire J&K, starting from Kupwara District. He said that this would bring much needed relief to the parties that have been waiting for justice for years.(KNS)