SRINAGAR: CPI (M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday said that the proposed JK Reorganization Amendment (2023) Bill, is being introduced in the Parliament at a time when the Supreme court has begun hearing a clutch of petitions filed by the CPI(M) and other petitioners, challenging the JK Reorganization Act, 2019 itself.
The proposed J& K Reorganisation Amendment ( 2023 ) Bill, allowing reservation of seats for Kashmiri Pandits and migrants from PoK is being introduced in the Parliament at a time when the Supreme court has begun hearing a clutch of petitions filed by the CPI(M) and other…
— M Y Tarigami (@tarigami) July 26, 2023
Tarigami said the central government should have waited for the Apex court’s final verdict before proposing an amendment bill allowing reservation of seats for Kashmiri Pandits and migrants from PoK.
“Additionally, the power to nominate the members to the Assembly should rest with the elected government. The government needs to strengthen the displaced communities on the ground,” he said.
