Sajad Bashir
SRINAGAR: The recent ULB Election held in Kashmir after more than 13 years in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the municipal Corporations has badly backfired as the corporate elected are busy in the internal fights and the rifts.
The internal differences between the counselors is now in public and the higher authorities and Governor administration are in slumber and turning the deaf ear towards the burning issue, resulting suffering of the common masses. The head office municipal Corporations has been in news since the municipal election for the fights and quarrels between the corporators.
Talking to Kashmir News Bureau Inam Ul Nabi a political analyst said. “Corporators should respect the mandate of the people , they have been elected by the common masses to serve the people but unfortunately from the first day they are indulged in the quarrels and the rifts with each other.”
“The situation is so grave they are now indulged in the physical fights and question arises what they can do when the funds for the smart cities will be released what situations may occur,” He said.
“Even the employees are also dragged into the matter through allegations and the counter allegations crossing the respect and honor of the employees too,” he further said.
Umer Majeed a local residents from commercial area of Lal Chowk said, “Rivalry between the different corporators is turning the Srinagar city into a garbage dump, Mayor and Deputy major are busy in allegations and playing the blame game against each other instead of focusing on their duties and are incompetent for this job and authorities should look at matter immediately.”
However, Despite repeated calls Commissioner of municipal Corporation could not be contacted for his comments.
Municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are held for positions to municipal Corporation(Urban Local Bodies – ULBs) in the region on the basis of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act 2000. Elections to these positions are based on universal adult franchise in electoral constituencies called wards.Since 1947 municipal elections have been held five times in the state. Before 2018, the last Municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held in 2005. (KNB)
