Punjab’s panchayat flip-flop

TO BRING in transparency at the panchayat level, Punjab is planning to reintroduce direct election, in which village residents choose their sarpanch. The state had switched to indirect election in 2008. Under the system elected panchayat members chose a sarpanch among themselves.

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http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/punjab-s-panchayat-flip-flop
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30/06/2011