MoS Tokhan Sahu and Deputy CM Sao attend the first general meeting of the Zila Panchayat
Raipur. March 25
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Tokhan Sahu and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao today attended the first general meeting of the Bilaspur Zila Panchayat. In the ceremony organized under the chief patronage of Shri Sahu and Shri Sao, the newly elected President, Vice-President, and members of the Zila Panchayat took the oath. MLAs Sarvashri Dharamlal Kaushik, Dharamjit Singh, and Sushant Shukla also attended the meeting held at the late Lakhi Ram Agrawal Auditorium in Bilaspur. The newly elected President of the Zila Panchayat, Shri Rajesh Suryavanshi, Vice-President Smt. Lalita Santosh Kashyap, and the members took the oath in this dignified ceremony.
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Tokhan Sahu congratulated all the newly elected public representatives at the event and expressed hope that the newly elected President, Vice-President, and members would work with full dedication for the overall development of the villages. He said that all of you should work according to the hopes and aspirations of the villagers. Only through your active participation will the complete development of the village be possible.
In his address, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao said that respecting the trust and hope with which the public has given you their blessings, work to fulfill the wishes and aspirations of the people. The Panchayati Raj system was created with the major objectives of village development. By amending the Constitution, the Panchayat has been empowered. Today, there is a need to give it concrete form. Shri Sao expressed hope that this new team of the Bilaspur Zila Panchayat will bring good governance to the villages.
Bilaspur Mayor Smt. Pooja Vidhani, former MP Shri Lakhan Lal Sahu, Collector Shri Avnish Sharan, CEO of Zila Panchayat Shri Sandeep Agarwal, and Smt. Harshita Pandey, along with many public representatives and dignitaries, were present in large numbers at the event.