BJP government snatching away the powers of GPS: Forum | Mangaluru News – Times of India

Mangaluru: Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Sanghatana alleged BJP in government Karnataka Attempts to snatch the rights of Gram Panchayats
Sanghatane District President Subhash Shetty Kolkata He said that BJP does not believe in Panchayat Raj system and decentralization of powers.
“The party is trying to centralize power,” he alleged.
Briefing media persons at the District Congress Committee (DCC) office here on Saturday, Kolnadu said the state government was trying to dilute the powers of GP presidents especially in financial management.
“The power to sign all the checks is to be given to the Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) instead of the GP President. At present, decisions regarding issuance of license, e-asset (Form-9, 11A, 11B) for housing construction, commercial building construction work, industry, shop, hotel and other business transactions of Gram Panchayats have been taken in the Gram Panchayat. go. However, the government plans to transfer the powers in such processes to the PDOs,” he said.
Even ministers in the BJP government who talk of empowering gram panchayats are silent when the government is ready to amend the relevant rules. Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj, he said.