Jaipur : Rajasthan government has decided to appoint administrators in 49 municipal bodies. Now there is strong opposition to this decision. In this context, Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Tikaram Julie has strongly opposed this decision. He said that this step of the state government is completely unconstitutional and weakens democratic institutions. Tikaram Julie said that the government has appointed government officials as administrators on the pretext that the tenure of five municipal corporations, 20 municipal councils and 24 municipalities of the state has ended. Whereas the government should have announced immediate elections to maintain the democratic system of these bodies. He has demanded from the government that elections to these bodies should be conducted without any delay.
BJP is not holding elections due to fear of defeat: Julie
Julie said that the state government is making the excuse of ‘One State One Election’ agenda behind this. But the truth is that the BJP government of the state does not want to conduct the elections of these municipal bodies due to the fear of its defeat. There is still one year or more left for the completion of the tenure of many municipal bodies of the state. Till then, the state government wants to run the Municipal Corporations in the hands of District Collectors, Municipal Councils in the hands of ADMs and Municipalities in the hands of SDM level government officials in the municipal bodies that have completed their tenure.
Strongly opposed this step of the government
Julie said that this attitude of the government is going to weaken democratic institutions. This attempt of the state government to deprive the common people of their elected representatives is undemocratic and unconstitutional. This step of the government will create chaos in these bodies and the general public will yearn for solutions to their everyday problems. Dominating the bureaucracy in municipal bodies is against the basic spirit of the Constitution.
Government wants to impose its will: Julie
Leader of Opposition Tikaram Julie said that it is a matter of misfortune that preparations were going on everywhere to celebrate Constitution Day. A day before that, by taking this step, the state government in Rajasthan has proved that the government wants to impose its will on democracy and has no faith in the Constitution.
