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Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Lok Sabha that with the abrogation of Article 370, a total of 106 central laws will now be effective in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. These include some key central legislations including Prevention of Corruption Act, National Commission for Minorities Act and Land Acquisition Act.
Replying to Opposition MPs’ arguments against the decision of the Modi government to abrogate Article 370, Amit Shah said, "Due to Article 370, key central laws which were made for the welfare of the citizens of the country couldn't be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir, this will now change."
advertisement"With Article 370 in place, the development of Jammu and Kashmir was hampered and democracy was stifled in the state because the people couldn't benefit from the central laws made for the citizens of the country," said Amit Shah.
He said that a total of 106 central laws will now be applicable in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Ladakh Union Territory with the passage of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 by Parliament.
He said that refugees from Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir couldn’t even become councillors as Article 370 did not allow democracy to grow and instead helped corruption to flourish and poverty to increase.
"Two of our leaders IK Gujral and Manmohan Singh could become prime ministers as they migrated to Punjab and not to Jammu and Kashmir," Shah said.
Shah listed more than a dozen key legislative benefits which were denied to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Prevention of Corruption Act was not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir which was a big reason for corruption.
Similarly acts related to the National Commission for Minorities, Right to Education, National Council for Teacher Education, land acquisition, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, protection of Whistleblowers, welfare of parents and senior citizens are some of the key laws which will now be applicable in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The home minister while concluding his reply said that those opposing the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill were anti-Dalits and tribals.
