New Delhi: In between the hypothesis over holding meeting elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) modified the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. This variation provides the lieutenant governor extra authority over transfers and appointments of key officers like all-India service officers, police, and judicial officers.
The central authorities issued a notification amending the ‘Transaction of Enterprise Guidelines’ beneath the Act.“The President hereby makes the next guidelines additional to amend the Transaction of Enterprise of the Authorities of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Guidelines, 2019, specifically: These guidelines could also be referred to as the Transaction of Enterprise of the Authorities of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (Second Modification) Guidelines, 2024; they shall come into power on the date of their publication within the Official Gazette,” the notification acknowledged.
The modification grants elevated authority to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir relating to the transfers, postings, and appointments of all-India service officers resembling IAS and IPS, police personnel, legislation and order points, and the appointment of judicial officers.
Ministry of House Affairs (MHA) amended Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act to provide extra energy to the Lieutenant Governor.
The MHA notifies the amended Guidelines beneath Part 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 inserting new Sections giving extra energy to the LG. pic.twitter.com/3gbaSTssNp
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After the House Ministry amended the principles of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 boosting extra powers of the Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir Nationwide Convention chief Omar Abdullah on Saturday stated that this new transfer of the central authorities goes to make new Chief Minister “powerless” and this additionally signifies that election can be held quickly in Jammu and Kashmir.
Abdullah shared a submit on the microblogging website X and stated, “One other indicator that elections are across the nook in J-Okay. Because of this a agency dedication to laying out the timeline for the restoration of full, undiluted statehood for J-Okay is a prerequisite for these elections. The folks of J-Okay deserve higher than a powerless, rubber stamp CM who must beg the LG to get his/her peon appointed.”
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and senior BJP chief Kavinder Gupta additionally rectified after the ministries modification and stated that adjustments are essential.
“The adjustments are essential and they need to happen. Taking care of that the Minister of House Affairs has taken the choice. For Free and honest elections the step has been taken. Within the not too long ago concluded Lok Sabha election all of us witnessed that folks in Jammu and Kashmir voted with nice zeal. After this determination the activeness will come within the administration,” Gupta stated, ANI reported.
