JAMMU: Independent MLA Er Sheikh Abdul Rashid Tuesday moved a private member’s bill in the State Legislative Assembly seeking killing of stray dogs in the state in view of the rising incidents of dog bites across Kashmir lately.
Two children were mauled to death by stray dogs in Kupwara district earlier this month.
“I have brought a bill in the upcoming assembly session with respect to curbing the severe dog menace in the state,” MLA from Langate Sheikh Abdul Rashid said.
“The bill entails empowering respective Municipal Corporations, Municipal committees in Urban areas and Village Panchayats in rural areas to kill stray dogs with the permission of concerned Tehsildars,” he said.
The bill also includes a provision of providing Rs 10 lakh to the family of deceased humans as a result of dog bite and Rs five lakh to the injured, he said.
Rashid said he has brought the bill in the wake of “heart-rending” death of two minors at Lachipora in Handwara area of Kupwara district by dogs on March 9.
“Bringing this bill to curb menace of dogs has become all more important. We had brought street dogs in Civil Secretariat as a reaction to unabated dog menace few years back. As a result, Government at that time took measures which turned out more cosmetic than concrete in nature,” he said.
Rashid said there was a need to frame such laws and find a middle ground that do not collide with Supreme Court directions on this important issue as curbing dog menace is a humanitarian
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