BDC chairman hauled up for carrying fake movement pass in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 2 (IANS) The chairman of a Block Development Committee (BDC) was detained on Saturday after he was moving around on a fake movement pass purportedly signed by an executive magistrate in J&K's Baramulla district.Police sources said Abdul Qayoom Bhat, chairman of BDC Pathan, was stopped while he was moving around carrying a fake movement pass during restrictions.The BDC chairman carried a forged movement pass purportedly signed by an executive magistrate.The BDC chairman told reporters that he did not know that he was carrying a forged pass.All the developmental funds in the national flagship programmes in the blocks are spent under the BDC chairman's direction as he/she is an elected representative at the grassroots level under the Panchayat empowerment policy.
--IANS sq/prs