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Governor's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir: NN Vohra draws flak for keeping Assembly under suspended animation
FirstpostNN Vohra has drawn flak for keeping the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly under suspended animation. Paragraph 4 of the Seventh Schedule of the state Constitution reads,“The merger of the original political party of a member of a House shall be deemed to have taken place if, and only if, not less than two-thirds of the members of the legislature party concerned have agreed to such merger.” Noted legal expert Altaf Haqqani says, “By virtue of the amendments in the Seventh Schedule, the provision relating to a split of a party has been omitted while the provision about a merger remains intact.” Senior PDP leader Nizamudin Bhat believes that even the provision related to a split of a party is weak. He further said that the decision of the governor to keep the Assembly in suspended animation may have been “due to the constitutional compulsion of holding an election within six months in case of dissolution.” BJP leader and former minister Abdul Gani Kohli said, “Governor’s Rule had become necessary as the situation had deteriorated in Kashmir.” He said that the policies of the PDP did not improve the situation in Kashmir. The situation in Kashmir is still volatile and the non-initiation of combat operations also didn’t help improve the situation.” A senior official working in the Legislative Assembly said that while the Assembly remains under suspended animation, the MLAs will continue to draw salaries and other perks. However, he ruled out the possibility of the governor holding a session for a day within the six-month period to keep the Assembly in suspended animation till the time conditions become conducive in the state for holding polls.. After Governor’s Rule was imposed, anti-militancy operations as well as pro-freedom protests have increased in Kashmir.
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