{"id":307328,"date":"2018-12-19T18:12:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=307328"},"modified":"2018-12-19T18:12:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T18:12:49","slug":"newly-elected-sarpanches-from-jammu-and-kashmir-call-on-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/newly-elected-sarpanches-from-jammu-and-kashmir-call-on-pm-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly elected Sarpanches from Jammu and Kashmir call on PM Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/newly-elected-sarpanches-from-jammu-and-kashmir-call-on-pm-modi\/modi-with-sarpanch\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-307329\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-307329 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-696x468.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-1068x719.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch-624x420.jpg 624w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/12\/Modi-with-sarpanch.jpg 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a>A delegation of 48 newly elected Sarpanches of Panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The delegation was led by Shafiq Mir, President of the All Jammu &amp; Kashmir Panchayat Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The delegation thanked PM Modi for empowering the institutions of local self-governance through the successful and peaceful conduct of Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PM Modi conveyed his best wishes to the newly elected representatives. He exhorted them to strive for the welfare and upliftment of people. He assured the delegation that he and his Government are committed to the empowerment of the people, and will stand shoulder to shoulder with the local government representatives for the welfare of the State, to fulfill the aspirations of the masses. He urged the members of the delegation to prioritize people\u2019s interests, as the people have reposed enormous faith and hope on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi congratulated the local representatives for the courage displayed by them in the face of heavy odds; and for successfully participating in the democratic process, despite threats and intimidation. He assured them of the Government of India\u2019s full support for making the Panchayati Raj model a success, and responsive to the people\u2019s basic necessities and grievances. Empowerment of grassroots institutions is a significant step in taking Jammu and Kashmir away from the path of violence and secure the rights and development of the local populace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A delegation of 48 newly elected Sarpanches of Panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. The delegation was led by Shafiq Mir, President of the All Jammu &amp; Kashmir Panchayat Conference. The delegation thanked PM Modi for empowering the institutions of local self-governance through the successful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":307329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[10347,1141,316,1427,10346],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307328"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307332,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307328\/revisions\/307332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/307329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}