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Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006

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Bill to scrap direct poll to Mayor post introduced

Special Correspondent

M. K. Stalin

CHENNAI: A Bill to give effect to the decision to do away with direct elections to the posts of Mayor and Municipal Chairmen was introduced in the State Assembly on Tuesday.

Introduced by Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin, it seeks to replace an ordinance.

Delimitation work of wards would be taken up only after the procedure is completed in parliamentary and Assembly constituencies.

The Government will conduct local body elections based on the existing territorial area of the wards.

Another Bill

He introduced another Bill to amend provisions of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 to remove the minimum population limit of 500 for the formation of a panchayat village and also to reconstitute 561 special village panchayats as town panchayats. The Bill replaces an ordinance.

He also introduced a Bill to extend the term of Special Officer of Yercaud Panchayat Union Council and certain village panchayats for six months.

Condolence

Earlier, the House observed a minute's silence in memory of Ustad Bismillah Khan and conveyed its condolences to the next of kin of the shehnai maestro.

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