NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir being introduced in the ongoing winter session of Lok Sabha will give justice to those deprived of their rights for the last 70 years.
Shah, who was responding to discussions on J&K Reservation Amendment Bill and J&K Reorganisation Amendment Bill in the lower house, said that the Bills seek to give representation in assembly to those who had to leave Kashmir due to terrorism
Shah said that Bill being introduced in the Lok Sabha “will bring justice to those against whom injustice was done, who were insulted and those who were ignored.”
“In any society, those who are deprived should be brought forward.That is the basic sense of the Constitution of India. But they have to be brought forward in a way that doesn’t reduce their respect,” Shah said.
The home minister also blamed the past governments in the erstwhile state for the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.
Speaking about the bills, Shah said that one of two bills on Jammu and Kashmir seeks to nominate two Kashmiri Migrant community members, including a woman, to the assembly.
He added that one seat in the J&K assembly will be reserved for people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Shah also trained his guns on the Congress, accusing the grand old party of hindering the progress of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the country.
Drawing a contrast, the home minister said that PM Narendra Modi has been working relentlessly for the welfare of backward classes.
Addressing criticism that the bill doesn’t have a provision for UT, Shah said that an addendum to the bill specifies that
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act provides for reservation in appointment in state government posts, and admission to professional institutions, for certain reserved categories. The Bill provides for reservation in professional institutions for economically weaker sections.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 provides for the reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Bill increases the total number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from 83 to 90. It also reserves seven seats for Scheduled Castes and nine seats for Scheduled Tribes.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shah, who was responding to discussions on J&K Reservation Amendment Bill and J&K Reorganisation Amendment Bill in the lower house, said that the Bills seek to give representation in assembly to those who had to leave Kashmir due to terrorism
Shah said that Bill being introduced in the Lok Sabha “will bring justice to those against whom injustice was done, who were insulted and those who were ignored.”
“In any society, those who are deprived should be brought forward.That is the basic sense of the Constitution of India. But they have to be brought forward in a way that doesn’t reduce their respect,” Shah said.
The home minister also blamed the past governments in the erstwhile state for the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.
Speaking about the bills, Shah said that one of two bills on Jammu and Kashmir seeks to nominate two Kashmiri Migrant community members, including a woman, to the assembly.
He added that one seat in the J&K assembly will be reserved for people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Shah also trained his guns on the Congress, accusing the grand old party of hindering the progress of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the country.
Drawing a contrast, the home minister said that PM Narendra Modi has been working relentlessly for the welfare of backward classes.
Addressing criticism that the bill doesn’t have a provision for UT, Shah said that an addendum to the bill specifies that
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act provides for reservation in appointment in state government posts, and admission to professional institutions, for certain reserved categories. The Bill provides for reservation in professional institutions for economically weaker sections.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 provides for the reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Bill increases the total number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from 83 to 90. It also reserves seven seats for Scheduled Castes and nine seats for Scheduled Tribes.
(With inputs from agencies)