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Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
Context
The Home Ministry has tabled Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha to nominate two members from the “Kashmiri Migrants” community.
Highlights of the Bill:
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 provides for the following, namely:
- to insert new sections 15A and 15B in the Act so as to nominate not more than two members, one of whom shall be a woman, from the community of Kashmiri Migrants, and one member from Displaced Persons from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
- amendments to sub-sections (3) and (10) of section 14 of the Act which are of consequential in view of completion of delimitation process in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” according to the statement of objects and reasons.
- Objective: The Bill aims “to preserve their political rights” and “overall social and economic development.”
Significance of the Bill:
- In the wake of the 1947 Pakistani aggression, 31,779 families migrated from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Further, during the wars of 1965 and 1971, 10,065 more families were displaced from the Chhamb Niabat area.
- As such, a total of 41,844 families were displaced during 1947-48, 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan.
- The Families who migrated were forced to leave their ancestral places of residence in the Kashmir province, particularly for community of the Kashmiri Hindus and Pandits.
- The Delimitation Commission has received many representations from these communities regarding reservation of seats in the Legislative Assembly to preserve their political rights and identity.
- So, to address the stance of these people, the bill is of importance.
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