The five -year tenure of present panchayat bodies across the State came to end on Monday.
According to the previous village panchayat bodies elections which were held on September 2008, the tenure of the present village panchyat bodies have come to end on Monday, September 30, 2013 said l M Rayal, Chief Development Officer (CDO),Nainital.
In the light of the laid down guidelines as per the constitution and tenure of the present village panchayat bodies coming to end on Monday, transactions have been banned in the ‘village account’ of the respective village panchyat bodies till issuance of further directions in this regard, added the CDO.
Meanwhile, the CDO has asked all the Block Development Officers (BDOs) to keep all the village panchayat related documents in the custody of the respective Village Panchayat Development Officers(VPDOs).
It is worth mention here that though preparations like updating of the electoral roll and related works are on at the state election department and respective district election department levels for long, there is no sign from the State Government as and when it is going to conduct the village panchayat elections.
However, as the political analysts here believe verdict of these panchayat bodies’ polls may prove to be crucial for political parties in the upcoming general elections which are likely to be held in 2014.