India

J&K Bill Passed In Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted : Our Home Minister Amit Shah Ji has  been continuously working towards ensuring a better life for the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. His commitment and diligence is clearly visible in the passage of these Bills. I would like to specially congratulate Amit Bhai!

“The people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh would be proud that MPs overcame differences and discussed the future of these regions as well as ensuring peace, progress and prosperity there. The widespread support can be clearly seen in the final numbers, 125:61 in RS and 370:70 in LS,” he said in another tweet.

Besides bifurcation (of J&K into two UTs) Bill, the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 was also passed in the Lower House of Parliament. Both the bills were cleared by Rajya Sabha on Monday.

OB Bureau

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