"Time Will Come When Sufis, Pandits will be seen together in Kashmir": Amit Shah

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jul 01, 2019 : Union home minister Amit Shah presented two bills - one for the extension of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir and Reservation (Amendment) Bill - in Rajya Sabha today. Both bills have been passed by the Lok Sabha, NDTV reported.

 

"Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country and no one can separate it from India. The Narendra Modi government has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. The government is committed to Jammu and Kashmir’s development. We will move forward in the spirit of Kashmiriyat, Jamuriyat, insaniyat..." said the Home Minister in the Rajya Sabha today.

"Whoever talks of destroying India will get a reply in the same language," said Mr Shah.

The state has been under Central rule since June 2018, when the BJP ended its alliance with Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party. Elections will be announced later this year, but before that President’s Rule, which is applicable for six-month periods, has to be renewed.

In March - weeks after the suicide attack in Pulwama in which 40 soldiers died - the Election Commission had ruled out holding the state election along with the national elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The state government, it said, had advised against it in view of the law and order situation.

Citing the security situation, the Commission held a three-phase election for the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in Kashmir, creating history of sorts.

The announcement had angered the state’s political parties, who alleged that the BJP government at the centre was not keen on initiating the democratic process in the state.

Last month, the commission indicated that it has received a green signal from the state government regarding elections.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 proposes to give quota benefits in jobs and educational institutions to people living near the state’s International Border.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 proposes to give quota benefits in jobs and educational institutions to people living near the state’s International Border.