14 private member resolutions to be moved in Assembly next month

A total of 14 private member resolutions, including three seeking restoration of statehood, will be moved in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly during the second part of the Budget session next month, an official said.

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The maiden Budget session of the assembly post abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union territories commenced in Jammu on March 3, having a total of 21 sittings as per the revised calendar.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presented the first Budget of his government on March 7. After the demands for grants, the Budget was approved on March 25 with the passage of Appropriation Bills before the assembly went on a 12-day recess.

The legislative assembly will meet again from April 7 to 9 for the final part of the Budget session. The House will also take up private member bills on April 8.

According to the bulletin issued by secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Manoj Kumar Pandit, seven each private members' resolutions, the relative precedence whereof has been determined by ballot on March 25, would be taken up in the House on April 7 and 9.

Ruling National Conference members will move a total of 10 resolutions, including the two related to the demand for restoration of statehood, independent members' two resolutions including the one on statehood restoration, and BJP and PDP members' one each.

Barring a few walkouts or marshalling out of some members on a few occasions, the assembly so far has not witnessed a single adjournment which was even highlighted by Chief Minister Abdullah on March 25. He had said “the House is in action today. It was peaceful until now” while referring to the ruckus over the issue of dailywagers.

On April 7, National Conference MLAs Qaisar Jamshaid Lone and Hilal Akbar Lone as well as Independent member Shabir Ahmad Kullay will move resolution urging the Union Government to restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.

PDP's Waheed-Ur-Rehman Para is moving a resolution seeking complete ban on use of 'LNT, JCB, cranes, machines and heavy machines' for extraction of sand, riverbed mining and other mining activities in Jammu and Kashmir, while NC's Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Mir is demanding measures to streamline the healthcare, especially in the rural and far flung areas.

NC's Ali Mohammad Sagar will demand steps to ensure the regularization of ‘Rehbar-e-Janglat' (forest guides) and his party colleague Ali Mohammad Dar will ask for rectifying all the wrong entries made in the land records.

On April 9, NC's Ajaz Ahmad Jan will move a private member's resolution to push for necessary steps to ensure the establishment of separate administrative structure in Pir Panjal region, comprising Rajouri and Poonch districts.

NC's Bashir Ahmad Veeri demands an end to illegal or unscientific riverbed mining all across the rivulets, rivers and nullahs of Union Territory and protecting aquatic and ecological degradation due to these “unscientific activities”.

BJP's Rajiv Jasrotia, through his resolution, will highlight the need for construction of a tunnel from Bhora to Dhar Road and a tunnel at Mata Bala Sundari in Kathua district to boost connectivity.

Independent member Rameshwar Singh will seek extension of holiday to cover areas in Bani, Lohai Malhar, Basantgarh and Latti in Kathua on account of annual Kailash Kund Yatra.

NC's Sajad Shaheen is going to move a resolution to recommend to the government to take immediate steps for the regularisation of 18 residential colonies in Jammu district where people have been living for the last five decades to ensure planned development and access to essential civic amenities.

NC's Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Mir will also demand necessary measures to solve the unemployment problem of educated youth in the UT.