Bengaluru: Even as opposition is growing to the Government’s plans for bringing amendments to Gram Panchayat Act with an intention of curtailing the powers of Gram Panchayat (GP) Heads and Members, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has rejected the proposal.
Speaking to presspersons after meeting the Chief Minister recently, Jnanendra said that the Chief Minister has rejected the move for making amendments to Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. Maintaining that the Panchayat Raj system has been the foundation of democracy and largely helps in sprouting leadership in rural areas, Araga Jnanendra said that the Government was committed for strengthening the system and for devolution of power.
