{"id":668359,"date":"2026-11-07T19:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=668359"},"modified":"2026-11-07T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:08:48","slug":"minister-rajbhar-says-if-i-have-been-given-a-position-i-will-use-my-power-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/668359\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Rajbhar Says, \u201cIf I Have Been Given a Position, I Will Use My Power Too\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-668360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/om-prakash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>Lucknow: Uncertainty is growing over the Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh. While the Allahabad High Court has directed that the elections be held within three months, the Panchayati Raj Department has submitted a proposal to the state government seeking a six-month extension of the tenure of village heads serving as administrators. The current administrators&#8217; six-month tenure is scheduled to end on November 24. Meanwhile, a statement by Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has sparked fresh controversy in political circles.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a public gathering, Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar declared that he would not allow Panchayat elections to take place until adequate reservations were ensured for the backward classes.<\/p>\n<p>In a video circulating on social media, Rajbhar is reportedly seen responding to his political opponents in Bhojpuri. He allegedly stated that since he had been given a position of authority, he had the right to exercise the powers associated with it. His remarks have triggered political debate and raised questions about the government&#8217;s intentions regarding the elections.<\/p>\n<p>However, the authenticity of the viral video could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Rajbhar argued that the Backward Classes Commission could seek additional time from the Allahabad High Court to prepare and submit its report, potentially delaying the Panchayat elections further.<\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed that he had signed and forwarded a proposal to the Chief Minister seeking a six-month extension of the tenure of village heads serving as administrators.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, on October 14, the Allahabad High Court directed that Panchayat elections be conducted within three months and that a report concerning the Backward Classes Commission be submitted within one month.<\/p>\n<p>However, the minister&#8217;s recent remarks, coupled with the proposal to extend the administrators&#8217; tenure, have raised fresh concerns about whether the elections will be held within the court-mandated timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>The developments have added to the uncertainty surrounding the electoral process in Uttar Pradesh, with political observers closely watching the state government&#8217;s next move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow: Uncertainty is growing over the Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh. While the Allahabad High Court has directed that the elections be held within three months, the Panchayati Raj Department has submitted a proposal to the state government seeking a six-month extension of the tenure of village heads serving as administrators. The current administrators&#8217; six-month tenure is scheduled to end on November 24. Meanwhile, a statement by Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has sparked fresh controversy in political circles. Addressing a public gathering, Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":668360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-668359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":668361,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668359\/revisions\/668361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}