Sunday 10th May, 2026
New Delhi, Jul 1: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday introduced in the Rajya Sabha the statutory resolution seeking extension of President Rule in Jammu and Kashmir by six months and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 .
Chairman Venkaiah Naidu allowed CPI lawmaker D Raja to move a statutory resolution disapproving the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 promulgated by the President on March 1.
Speaking after intropducing the rsolutin for extenstion of President’s rule and the J and K reservation Bill, the Home Minister, giving the background of implementing President Rule,,said there was no party in the state who had majority to form the government and the Governor also had information about Horse Trading. So the governor recommended for the President Rule. So it was imposed.
Speaking about the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, Mr Shah said, “The vertical reservation is being given in Jammu and Kashmir at 43 per cent. For Scheduled Castes, it is eight per cent, scheduled tribes 10 per cent and for the backward areas 20 per cent, economical weaker sections two per cent and for people who are living on Loc and LAC it is three per cent. However, there was no reservation for the people who are living on international boundary.”
He said the hardship conditions are same on all three borders. ”The three districts of Jammu division including Jammu, Sambha and Kathua had a feeling that the discrimination is being done to them and that feeling was growing stronger. The Ordinance was brought to correct them,” the Home Minister informed the elders.
Further, he added the move will benefit a total of 3.50 lakh population of 435 villages on international boundary.
On extension of rule by six months, the minister said, “Since assembly is not in place, the two Houses of Parliament hav to pass it.”
On elections in state, he stated that the election commission had talked to all stakeholders including political parties, police, security forces among others and it reached on a conclusion that the polls should be conducted at the end of this year. The Commission also took religiuos festive season into account while taking this decision.
Taking part in the discussion on the Bill, Congress’ Viplove Thakur asked if the Parliament election was conducted, why were assembly polls not held?
“You (Government) should listen to the voices of Jammu and Kashmir. They want election and also want their own government. You should consider their sentiments. The people want to join mainstream but the government doesn’t allow them to,” Ms Thakur said.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav also announced that the party will support the extension by six months of the President’s rule in Jammu & Kashmir which is ending tomorrow.
UNI