GG News Bureau
Srinagar, 22nd Oct. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that a government taking appropriate steps to meet the expectations of its citizens would receive the full support of the LG’s office. In an interview with PTI, Sinha confirmed that local bodies’ elections in the Union Territory would be conducted once the backward classes commission submits its report regarding the number of reserved seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), along with considerations of weather conditions and security availability.
Sinha emphasized, “The government that takes appropriate steps to meet the expectations of the people, I assure them, the LG’s office will be ready to give full support to it.” He also addressed questions about the working arrangement between the LG’s office and the Chief Minister, stating that any elected government aims to fulfill the public’s expectations.
In response to the Congress’s opposition and its petition against the nomination of five MLAs to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, Sinha reiterated the democratic right to oppose any actions. He referred to historical precedents, recalling that during the formation of the Puducherry Assembly, it was proposed to fill seats through nominations, with 10 percent of the members being nominated.
Sinha noted that the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, allow the LG to nominate five MLAs to the assembly, a measure opposed by several parties, including the National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Congress.
He mentioned that panchayat elections should have occurred earlier, but the administration is currently waiting for the OBC reservations report. “If the elections had been held without this (report), the court would have stopped them. Therefore, we had to go to Parliament to amend this,” Sinha explained, asserting that preparations for the polls are in place.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has established a commission to recommend the number of reserved seats for OBCs in local bodies, with local elections expected to follow soon after the commission’s findings are submitted.
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