5 Sarpanches have resigned in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian. The development came after another Sarpanch was gunned down in Baramullah district yesterday making it the 5th case in 6 months. What is worse is that the sarpanches appealed to the Omar Abdullah Government in December to grant more protection to village heads. But if the J&K Govt can't grant security to its own elected leaders then why does it encourage democracy & panchayat elections in the state?