Odisha: Major political parties in the state are excited and gearing up for the 2022 Panchayat Elections. Party leaders and strategists are on with making blueprints for victory over others. In a major relief to the uncertainty looming over the elections to 150 year old Kendrapara Municipality, Orissa High Court has removed a legal hurdle against the conduct of the urban local body polls.
As per reports, a former Councilor Mukhtar Khan had filed a case in the High Court in 2016 challenging the 64 percent reservation policy. However, with the State cabinet recently approving the existing 50 percent reservation policy to continue. So the HC approved the withdrawal of the case and cleared decks for the election of people’s.
All major political party’s district presidents are hopeful about their acceptance among people. Meanwhile, the BJD is also encouraged about the conduct of the election on time. Without pronouncing any name Kendrapara Youth BJD President Rajesh Das said “some political leaders were dissatisfied about the reservation and delimitation terms in Kendrapara. Now that the legal hurdle has been cleared after the withdrawal of the case, we are confident about our party’s good show in the upcoming Municipal election,” .
