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| Govt likely to follow Puducherry pattern in J&K to empower different communities | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: The bullet issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat for the coming session of the Parliament is a clear indication that the Union Government is going to follow the Puducherry pattern in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to empower all marginalized and neglected sections of the society.
According to a bulletin issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the government plans to bring a Bill that seeks to increase the strength of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly from 107 to 114 in a bid to provide representation to Kashmiri migrants, displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Scheduled Tribes.
Important to mention here that the Delimitation Commission in its final report submitted in May 2022 had suggested the Union Government to follow the pattern of the Union Territory of Puducherry to ensure nominations of Kashmir migrants and displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the Legislative Assembly to politically empower these communities.
“Provision of at least two members (one of them must be a female) from the community of Kashmiri Migrants in the Legislative Assembly and such members may be given power at par with the power of nominated members, of the Legislative Assembly of Union Territory of Puducherry”, the panel had recommended in its final report.
The panel further recommended that the Central Government may consider giving the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir some representation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, by way of the nomination of representatives of the Displaced Persons from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
During the public hearing, the Commission received many representations from the Kashmiri migrants and the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
In the Legislative Assembly of the erstwhile state of J&K 24 seats have been kept vacant under the J&K Constitution for the natives of the PoJK. As per section 48 of the J&K Constitution, twenty-four seats shall remain vacant in the Legislative Assembly for the area of the State presently under the occupation of Pakistan.
Union Government is of the view that PoJK is a part of the country and will be reclaimed. That is why these seats are left vacant in the state Assembly.
The one-third population of PoJK is living in Jammu province so it has a claim on the seats kept vacant for them in the Legislative Assembly to ensure proportional representation. Out of total of 24 reserved seats, displaced persons have been demanding at-least eight to highlight their grievances at the appropriate platforms. |
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