Gear up for panchayat, ULB polls: J&K Congress chief to workers

The Congress’ J&K Pradesh unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday asked party workers to gear up for panchayat and urban local bodies (ULB) elections likely to be held early next year. He said that the second-line leadership shall be encouraged and promoted based on merit and “there shall be no favouritism or bias in giving opportunities to the workers in the organisation”.

Karra was addressing a review and preparatory meeting of the party here to chalk out programmes in connection with the birth anniversaries of Jawaharlal Nehru ( Nov 14) and Indira Gandhi (Nov 19) and Constitution Day (Nov 26).

The PCC chief said that grassroots-level committees will be strengthened by inducting the “right, dedicated and committed” workers. “The committees at all levels will be reconstituted and strengthened,” he said, asking the workers to step up activities in their respective areas for the local bodies elections.