Srinagar- Opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir will meet next month to discuss several issues concerning the Union Territory, including the delegation of more powers to the lieutenant governor, senior CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami said on Friday.
“Leaders of opposition parties are scheduled to meet on August 7,” Tarigami said.
The meeting will discuss issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir, including the amendments to the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019.
The amendments delegate more powers to the lieutenant governor on matters related to decisions on police, officers of all-India services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), and sanctioning prosecution in various cases.
All political parties, except the BJP, have criticised the amendments.
“All the leaders of opposition parties have been requested to attend the meeting,” Tarigami said.
Notably, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party is also expected to be a part of the crucial meeting.
AP senior leader and vice-president Ghulam Hassan Mir on Friday said that the party has accepted an invitation of regional opposition political parties to participate in a meeting scheduled for August 7 in Jammu.
Mir expressed concern about the current state of governance in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that when the central government issued an order, the Chief Minister’s power was given to the Lieutenant Governor, making the J&K assembly weaker than a Municipality. He said this discrimination against J&K needs to be addressed.
“We need to unite and stop this discrimination to empower the J&K government and assembly. Political parties must rise above their differences to strengthen the interests of the people of J&K,” he said.
He urged BJP to reflect on their actions, asking, “Why is the J&K government weak? Why is the J&K assembly weak? The local BJP should ask their central government what answer they have for the people of J&K. Have they prepared the people of J&K to make them powerless?”
“We are ready to support the people of J&K at every step, to make them empowered and strong”, he added.
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