‘Amendment to J&K domicile order cosmetic measure’

J&K political parties on Saturday termed the amendment to the new domicile order for reserving all government jobs in the Union Territory to the domiciles of the Union Territory as “cosmetic measure.”

Cosmetic measure, says NC

   

National Conference spokesperson, Imran Nabi Dar said theamendments were “cosmetic in nature”. “Instead of directly applyingfor the jobs, the non-state subjects will first be doled out a domicile certificateand then allowed to apply for jobs,” Imran said. “There is not an iota of doubtthat domicile law will change the demography of J&K and will essentiallyrob people of J&K of their rights,” Imran said.

He said government of India’s silence over land rights inJ&K was “suspicious” as the domicile law was non-committal on theprotection of land rights.

National Conference MP,Muhammad Akbar Lone asked people to demand restoration of Article 370 whichguarantees permanent safeguard to their rights “Article 35A gave us aconstitutional guarantee to safeguard our rights. A few days ago they came upwith an order on domicile. Now after seeing the reaction in J&K, they haveamended it,” Lone said. “What is the guarantee that they will not amend it againtomorrow?”

Fraught with dangers, Cong 

Congress described theamended domicile order as “another bluff with youth of Jammu Kashmir”.  In a statement, JKPCC President, GA Mir saidthe amendment to the domicile law was “cosmetic and another bluff with the youthof Jammu and Kashmir,”. “At the time of abrogation of special status, the youthof J&K were given to understand that their exclusive rights to jobs wouldbe protected at all costs, but unfortunately they betrayed the youth” Mir said. 

Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said any change in thedomicile laws at this stage is “fraught with dangers”. 

“At present, the entire matter is before the Supreme Court.This important and delicate matter should be left for the future electedgovernment. In the meantime, no change should be effected in the domicile lawwhich protects the rights of permanent residents of J&K,” Soz said.

Centre dealing with J&K casually: PDP

Several leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said thenew domicile law “will make no difference.” The party leaders including AbdulHameed Kousheen and Arif Laigaroo said there had been no change on the groundsince abrogation of Article 370.

They said people have been suffering immensely and thechanges in the domicile law “mere cosmetic.”

They said the repeated measures taken by New Delhi ondomicile law will not make any difference on ground.

PDP spokesperson, Firdous Tak said, “The way the uniongovernment proclaimed a new job and domicile policy for the erstwhile state nowclearly indicates people at the helm of affairs in New Delhi are dealing withJammu and Kashmir very casually and without application of mind”.

He said the opinion getsfurther strengthened with the fact that a law which is to govern 12 millionpopulation of Jammu and Kashmir was “so off-handedly drafted that Uniongovernment had to change it within 72 hours”.

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