Earlier in the day, Amit Shah defending his proposal said that the President’s Rule had allowed the Centre to restart a lot of stalled work in the state as well as curb terrorism.
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The Lok Sabha approved a statutory resolution moved by Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an extension of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, for a further period of 6 months with effect from 3rd July 2019.
Also, the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Lok Sabha.
Earlier in the day, Amit Shah defending his proposal said that the President’s Rule had allowed the Centre to restart a lot of stalled work in the state.
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He also claimed that during the Governor’s Rule and later President’s Rule, the government has hit the roots of terrorism.
This is the first proposal Shah has moved in the Lok Sabha after being appointed as the home minister in the second tenure of the Narendra Modi government.
The minister had further moved the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha saying that the bill was “not to please anyone but for those living near the International Border”.
“People living along the International Border should also be included among the 3 per cent who get reservation under this provision. Some 350,000 people of the state will benefit from this amendment,” Shah said.
The Bill once passed by Parliament will amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 to bring persons residing in areas adjoining the IB within the ambit of reservation, on par with those living in areas adjoining the ALoC.
People living in areas adjoining the IB in J&K were not included in the ambit of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 and Rules, 2005.
The rules provided for reservation in direct recruitment, promotions and admission in different professional courses to various categories, including residents of areas adjoining ALoC.
Thus, those living in areas adjoining the IB in Jammu and Kashmir were not getting these benefits for a long time.
The Congress had objected to the extension of President’s Rule as well as the J-K Reservation Bill but asserted that it did not have any issues with the spirit of the amendment Bill.
The Parliament’s Budget Session, which began on June 17, will continue till July 26. The Economic Survey will be presented on July 4 followed by the Union Budget for 2019-20 on July 5.
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