New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah today moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months. Moving the resolution, he said since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir later this year, it is essential that the President's Rule be extended for another six months with effect from July 3, 2019. He said during the Governor's Rule and later President's Rule, the government has hit at the roots of terrorism. The state has seen violence in previous elections, but things have changed, he told the House. He urged the members to rise above party lines to support the resolution. This is the first proposal Mr Shah has moved in the Lok Sabha after being appointed as the home minister in the second tenure of the Narendra Modi government.
Here are the Highlights from the parliament session:
Jun 28, 2019 14:07 (IST)
On the question of Jammu and Kashmir reservation bill, Manish Tewari said his party is not against the spirit of the bill, but actually it is the right of the state assembly as this proposed legislation comes under its jurisdiction.
Jun 28, 2019 14:06 (IST)
Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha, Congress lawmaker Manish Tewari said the "root cause" of imposition of Governors's Rule in the state was the PDP-BJP coalition, which was "an alliance of ideologically incompatible people."
Jun 28, 2019 13:03 (IST)
"No reasonable ground to extend President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir": Congress's Manish Tewari in Lok Sabha.
Jun 28, 2019 13:01 (IST)
BJP leader Poonam Mahajan is speaking in the Lok Sabha.
Jun 28, 2019 12:57 (IST)
Manish Tewari said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir worsened between 2015 and 2018.