Congress plans stir seeking better role for local bodies

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has decided to launch a series of agitations against what it terms the Left Democratic Front government’s attempts to undermine the functioning of local bodies by imposing financial restrictions on development works. The first phase will be launched on July 1 with an Assembly march under the auspices of various pro-Congress organisations in the local bodies.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran here on Wednesday, indicating that the party was eyeing the local body elections due next year. Congress representatives in the local bodies and Congress leaders in the respective area will organise a demonstration in front of all panchayat offices on July 10.

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