Opposes Minority Status for Hindus, Sikhs in Jammu Kashmir
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www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com P5 theVol No: XXI|Issue No. 147northlines | 24.06.2016 ( Friday) |Daily | Price ` 2/-| Jammu Tawi | Pages-12 |Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 BJP ‘nominee Minister’ opposes minority Three militants killed Opp walks-out over illegal nominations in gunfight in Kupwara to Medical/Paramedical Courses status for Hindus, Sikhs in Jammu Kashmir NL Correspondent of Kupwara district this Srinagar, June 23 evening, a police official said. NL Correspondent by the State. Mr. Sajjad responding to clubbed Srinagar, Jun 23 The gunbattle began when Gani Lone is a cabinet questions of MLCs Vibodh Three militants were killed in security forces began minister from BJP quota in Gupta, Dharambir Singh Kupwara district in an searching the Waterkhani Opposition Congress today Jammu Kashmir PDP-BJP and Charanjeet Singh. Lone ongoing gunfight on forests in Drugmulla after staged a walkout from the coalition government. rejected the BJP legislators’ Thursday. they received an intelligence Assembly to protest against “It is Muslims of Kashmir demand for declaring Sources said the encounter report of some militants the state government who needs to merge into the Hindus as a minority in started at Warnow Lolab, 90 hiding there. decision to nominate more mainstream of India, they Jammu and Kashmir, saying km from here, when a joint "The exchange of firing was than 700 persons for need incentives and a declaring minorities was the team of police and Army going on intermittently," he various medical and healing touch as they have domain of the Centre. The launched a search operation said, adding there was no paramedical courses suffered a lot”, the minister BJP members demanded after an input about the report of any casualty so far. without notifying these said in the Legislative that Hindus and Sikhs be presence of militants in the Meanwhile, unidentified courses for general public. 2007 and 493-HME of government's decision, the area. Replying to a question by NL Correspondent Council while responding to granted minority status in gunmen tossed a hand 2001," said Jasrotia, while minister said he would BJP MLA Rajiv Jasrotia, Srinagar, June 23 queries of BJP legislators the state. “Such demands "The joint party was fired grenade towards a police raising supplementary to his ensure in future the upon and an encounter Health and Medical during Question Hour on will add fire. Jammu has a vehicle at Amargarh in north question. nominations include areas of ensued. During the Kashmir's Baramulla district. Education Minister Bali Declaring there is was no setting up a minority Hindu majority and He alleged the nomination all MLAs. encounter, three militants The grenade, however, Bhagat "admitted" that the need to establish a Minority commission and minority Kashmir has a Muslim for the courses was "illegal" The Congress MLAs, were killed," the defence exploded on the road and no government had not notified Commission in the state, status for Hindus and Sikhs as the Supreme Court had supported by CPI(M) MLA majority. We cannot declare sources said. The search one was injured in the blast. the courses for which 725 Minister for Social Welfare, of the state. "struck down" the provision. M Y Tarigami and minorities at block levels operation is going on in the Soon after the incident, persons were nominated last ARI & Trainings and “It is time Muslims of and have to follow national Some other MLAs Independent MLA Pawan area. Police, CRPF and Army year. questioned the govenrment's Gupta, tried to storm the Science & Technology, Kashmir are merged into criteria,” Lone said. The Another shootout cordoned the area to trace "The nominations were decision alleging that there well of the House after the Sajjad Gani Lone today said the national mainstream of minister’s rejection angered Another shootout between gunmen involved in the made as per the guidelines was "favouritism" in minister's statement. that no Community has India,” the minister security forces and militants BJP legislators, who stood attack. (With inputs from issued vide Government granting the nominations. However, the marshals and been declared as Minority asserted. He was broke out in Drugmulla area up from P2 PTI) order number 357-HME of While defending the Assembly P2 Border shrine turns into epicenter of India-Pak bonhomie Govt takes charge as Medico, declares Mehbooba for revival of Indo-Pak reconciliation process accused of Temple desecration a ‘Lunatic’ NL Correspondent much worse," said PSA on guilty to be revoked Chamliyal Border Mehbooba, adding that NL Correspondent declared lunatic by the is wrong to slap PSA on a (Jammu), JunE 23 there is always a possibility Srinagar, June 23 government,” he said. lunatic person,” minister for of friendship between the The legislator was supported Revenue, Relief and Batting for revival of the two countries as both the Government on Thursday by independent MLA, Rehabilitation Syed Indo-Pak reconciliation cultures share "a fondness announced to revoke PSA Sheikh Abdul Rashid who Basharat Bukhari said. process to bring about peace for each other". in Jammu and Kashmir, She said if there is any that was slapped on a also took on the government However, the announcement Chief Minister Mehbooba "silver lining in the grey “lunatic” person who was for slapping PSA on a by the government enraged Mufti today said if clouds of competition", it is found guilty of temple ‘lunatic’ person. MLA its coalition partner BJP who hostilities between the two the fact that normalising desecration in Janipur Kokernag also joined in and strongly opposed the neighbours can become relations would be a boon Jammu. raised the demand for government’s decision. news, why cannot cultural for business in both As soon as the Legislative revoking the PSA on Yasir BJP legislator R S Pathania bonhomie. countries. Assembly started its Alfazi from Doda who last said that the government has "I wonder if hostilities can "It may sound simplistic but proceedings, MLA Shopian week was declared lunatic no power to revoke the Act. become news between the building relationships is the Mohammad Yusuf Bhat by government. “The minister has no power two neighbours, why can't key to peace and economic stood up from the Treasury Responding to the demand to revoke the act. Only such cultural bonhomie," region. mistrust and create a Pakistan have bickered for prosperity in the Bench and asked the by legislators, the district magistrate has the she told reporters here. "I hope our good intentions congenial atmosphere for well over six decades. subcontinent in the government that how a government later power to slap or revoke the Mehbooba said given its are reciprocated by our dialogue and "Transforming that rivalry foreseeable future," she ‘lunatic’ person was slapped condemned the act and Act,” he said. socio-religious significance, neighbour," she said, reconciliation". into a mature, productive said, adding that some PSA. announced to revoke the He said that the mental Chamliyal could become emphasising on people-to- The PDP leader said like relationship will be difficult "measurable amount of “Speaker sahab, I want to PSA slapped on Yasir. stability of the youth could the hub of a new movement people contact between the "siblings locked in an but the consequences of friendship" will become know how PSA can be “We will revoke it and have been ascertained from for reconciliation in the two countries "to remove endless rivalry", India and continued animosity will be unavoidable P2 slapped on a person who is inquire what has led to it. It the medical P2 24,363 special-needs children Elders' Council rejects reservation Locals joining militancy No discrimination with enrolled in J-K schools for women in Govt jobs groups on rise Jammu region says minister NL Correspondent purpose, Shehnaz told the House. NL Correspondent Kashmir Valley. Mudassir Ahmad for Jammu. Srinagar, Jun 23 (PTI) Srinagar, June 23 She said the total percentage of New Delhi, Jun 23 While the officials did not give Srinagar, June 23 The reply by the Minister reservation would not be any figures for local infuriated the BJP legislator Over 24,000 children with special needs have Jammu and Kashmir Legislative disturbed by the bill as the Recruitment of youths in recruitment this year, various Minister for Youth service who termed it a been enrolled in government-run schools and Council on Thursday rejected a women would be provided Jammu and Kashmir into reports of intelligence agencies and Sports, Imran Ansari "discrimination" with instructions have been issued to make all the private member's bill seeking 20 reservation against available militant groups has shown an claim that nearly 20 youths and PHE minister Jammu people. "Because existing schools disabled-friendly, the state per cent reservation for women in vacancies in each category. increase in recent months could have joined militant Sukhnandan Kumar had a only one such college government today said. appointment by direct The legislator said even though triggering panic among outfits mostly with Hizbul heated argument in the presently exists in the State "As many as 30,237 CWSN (children with recruitment in the state. PDP-BJP government headed by security agencies which have Mujahideen. Lower House on Thursday that too at Srinagar," he special needs) have been identified during Shehnaz Ganai of opposition Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asked for early steps to be The officials also said there has when the latter claimed said. 2015-16 and out of them, 24,363 have been National Conference moved the has taken some initiatives to taken to negate this trend. been an increase in militancy- discrimination with the Ansari confronted back at enrolled in government schools," Social private member's bill in the empower women in the state, the Senior officials in the Union related violence in the state Jammu region over non- the BJP legislator by saying Welfare Minister Sajjad Ghani Lone said in a Upper House to amend the reservation in the recruitment Home Ministry said "spike" in which is mostly due to sanctioning of physical that it was not suitable for a written reply in the state Assembly here.