Patna, Nov 26: BJP President M Venkiah Naidu today called for amendments to the constitution for greater empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions and civic bodies.
Addressing a conference on devolution of powers to the Panchayati Raj institutions, organised by the Bihar unit of BJP, Naidu said he won soon meet Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to impress upon him the need for amendment of the constitution for enhancing power to these bodies. Naidu advocated scrapping of the provisions giving sweeping powers to the state government for dissolution of Panchayat committees and district boards.
BJP State President Nand Kishore Yadav and opposition leader in Bihar assembly S K Modi said that their party would launch an agitation if the state government failed to delegate full financial and administrative powers to Panchayati Raj institutions.

Bureau Report