Congratulates Punjab for free, fair and transparent panchayat polls
Punjab Newsline, Ludhiana -
Former Delhi CM and National convenor of AAP on Friday gave a clarion call to newly elected Sarpanchs of state to hold gram panchayats in their respective villages for making every decision in full public view to ensure transparency in development works.
“It is imperative to ensure optimum utilisation of the public money for the welfare of public and comprehensive development of the villages”, said Kejriwal, who was the chief guest of a state level function in which Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann administered the oath of office to 10031 newly elected Sarpanchs from across the state.
The Kejriwal said that the decisions pertaining to development of villages should be taken in gram sabhas for ensuring judicious utilisation of funds. He said that if Sarpanchs perform their duty well then they can transform the destiny of the common man and their villages. Arvind Kejriwal said that the state government will extend full support to the Sarpanchs for every noble cause.