Congress party promises Regional Councils and devolution of power
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  • The Congress party’s poll manifesto, "Peace, Dignity and Hope" released on November 16 states that the party will be committed to the devolution of powers to district, block and panchayat level and restructure the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir into a federal set up by setting up separate regional councils for Kashmir and Jammu to ensure effective participation of people in the democratic system. Releasing the manifesto, Union Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Prithvi Raj Chavan stated that the concept of devolution of power as proposed by the party was totally different from that of the NC, which calls for ‘greater autonomy’ or of the People’s Democratic Party’s, which calls for ‘self- rule’1.

    In other developments, security forces killed an Assamese militant during an encounter in the forest of Bari in Poonch on November 16. The slain militant was identified as Nayak Uma of Assam2.

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