Inadian Paln To Reserve Seat For Azad Kashmir In Indian Parliament

[HRK]

Home Ministry's brainwave: Keep some Lok Sabha seats for Pakistani Kashmir, just in case

Rahul Tripathi : New Delhi, Tue Oct 15 2013, 08:43 hrs

The Union home ministry is working on a proposal to create Lok Sabha seats in Pakistani Kashmir in what is being seen as a far-fetched and potentially controversial move to assert India's right on the territory.

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is reviewing the proposal, which involves amending Article 81 of the Indian constitution, and is said to believe that the change should be made early.

Top MHA officials led by Home Secretary Anil Goswami, who is from the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, held discussions earlier this month and felt that the matter needs to be legally examined by the law and justice ministry first.

The officials have cited the composition of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly where 24 seats are reserved for Pakistani Kashmir but are vacant as the territory is in Pakistan's control. However, these seats are not taken into account to consider the total membership of the Assembly.

"It is strongly felt that there is a need for making amendment in Article 81 of the Indian constitution so as to include a provision similar to the provision in the Jammu and Kashmir constitution for keeping seats vacant for the Lok Sabha in respect of the territory illegally occupied by Pakistan," says the MHA proposal, prepared by joint secretary R K Srivastava.

"It is not understood as to how a reference to this provision was not included in the Indian constitution and how this mismatch has occurred in the two constitutions," the proposal adds.

While stressing on the need for the law ministry's opinion, the proposal says that "an amendment in the Indian constitution would give weightage to the statement made by the Prime Minister and the resolutions passed by the Parliament" — a reference to India's public assertions that *** is an integral part of India and will remain so.

"It is important that we claim our right on the territory forcibly occupied by

Pakistan, even if the Lok Sabha seats like Assembly remain vacant," said a top MHA official.

Analysts, however, feel the move is incongruous with reality as India has for long emphasised the sanctity of the Line of Control and does not really expect to

reclaim Pakistani Kashmir.

Billi ko chichro ke khoowab ......

 

[kaykay]

Now this would be interesting.

 

[Ganges Zephyr]

Just like China's 6 planned wars in next 50 years, we have our own plans to regain lost territories when we would be powerful and capable to do it

 

[chhota bheem]

good move

good move

 

[Ayush]

good move.
kashmir hamara hai.

 

[Jade]

I support this plan

 

[third eye]

Beside the Parliament, there should be seats in the J&K assembly as well.

Kept vacant to be filled when the time comes.

 

[kurup]

Not a bad move ....

Anything to validate our claim of kashmiri areas under illegal occupation of pakistan and china .

 

[Jade]

Beside the Parliament, there should be seats in the J&K assembly as well.

Kept vacant to be filled when the time comes.

I think 24 seats are always vacant in J&K assembly for this precise reason.

 

[kurup]

Beside the Parliament, there should be seats in the J&K assembly as well.

Kept vacant to be filled when the time comes.

They already have provision for so .

The officials have cited the composition of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly where 24 seats are reserved for Pakistani Kashmir but are vacant as the territory is in Pakistan's control. However, these seats are not taken into account to consider the total membership of the Assembly.

 

[third eye]

They already have provision for so .

The officials have cited the composition of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly where 24 seats are reserved for Pakistani Kashmir but are vacant as the territory is in Pakistan's control. However, these seats are not taken into account to consider the total membership of the Assembly.

Thanks @ jade & Kurup

I did not know this.

However, if the state assembly does keep these seats vacant then what is there for our Home Ministry to ' plan' ?

This should have been done decades ago.

 

[third eye]

Deleted, duplicate post

 

[BATMAN]

Just an attempt to divert attention from the lost Arunachil Persesh!

 

[kurup]

Thanks @ jade & Kurup

I did not know this.

However, if the state assembly does keep these seats vacant then what is there for our Home Ministry to ' plan' ?

This should have been done decades ago.

There should have been a provision . Why it was missed , no idea .

According to this report ,

"It is not understood as to how a reference to this provision was not included in the Indian constitution and how this mismatch has occurred in the two constitutions," the proposal adds.

Just an attempt to divert attention from the lost Arunachil Persesh!

Arunachal Pradesh is not lost . It is one among the 28 states of India . An integral part of our union .

 

[HIMALYA]

Just an attempt to divert attention from the lost Arunachil Persesh!

First learn to spell correctly. Idiot