Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
*Decentralization was Gandhi’s dream.The country will be democratically successful only through this.
*Gandhiji’s policy was-The development of the country is impossible without the development of villages.
*Govt to take action to set up village courts:CM assures.
Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of decentralization and reservation for women was prefaced by Rajiv Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the 2023 Gandhi Gram Puraskar award ceremony and Swachha Sarvekshana Rural State level award distribution programme organized by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department held at the Banquet Hall, Vidhana Soudha today.
Decentralization was Gandhi’s dream.This is the only way democracy can succeed.He believed that the development of the country and the state would be possible.
Thus advocated grama swaraj.He explained that it was Gandhiji’s policy that the country cannot develop without the development of villages.
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as per the aspirations of Mahatma Gandhi,wrote a preface for decentralization.
He explained that it was Rajiv Gandhi who amended the Constitution for democratic decentralization and former Prime Minister,Narasimha Rao implemented it.
Rajiv Gandhi and Congress were responsible for implementing 50% reservation in local bodies and panchayats.
It is the Congress that has written the rationale for political reservation for women,which is now claimed to have been implemented by the central government.
He said that now it is our insistence that reservation should be made for backward class women as well.
*Establishment of Village Courts*
The Chief Minister said that the government has seriously thought about setting up village courts with the ambition that the disputes of the villages should be settled in the villages.
According to Mahatma Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi’s vision of village swaraj and decentralization of power, establishment of village courts will be of great benefit to the villagers.
Development of Khadi-village industries
Khadi-village industries will be developed.He also assured that steps will be taken to expand the market for gramodyoga products.
Deputy Chief Minister,DK Shivakumar,Rural Development Minister,Priyank Kharge,Vidha Parishath Chief Whip,Salim Ahmed,CM’s Political secretaries, Nasir Ahmed,Govindaraju and other leaders and senior officers were present.
