2011 Panchayat Elections in Kashmir
A working democratic set-up provides ample space to mitigate the tensions in a society to a large extent. Unfortunately, democracy could not work in Jammu and Kashmir the way it is expected to work in a free society. Denial of democracy and misgovernance became almost an accepted way of political life in the state, which became one of the main reasons of the rise of militancy in the state. The 2011 panchayat elections provide the best opportunity to restore the confidence of the people in the democratic set-up by empowering the elected representatives in a real sense and bringing more and more people into the democratic setup. It also poses a great challenge to the government as far as fulfilling the democratic aspirations of the common people who have whole heartedly participated in this democratic exercise at the local level.
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2011
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Authors: | Wani, Aijaz Ashraf |
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South Asian Survey. - Vol. 18.2011, 2, p. 279-292
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Subject: | Jammu and Kashmir | India | elections | panchayats | democracy |
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