New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits will soon be nominated to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly so that they are well-represented in the state, sources said today.
The Centre is planning changes to the law to give representation to Kashmiri Pandits in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.
Two members of the Kashmiri Pandit community will be nominated to the assembly. Changes to the Jammu and Kashmir reorganization law will be brought in parliament, sources said. The decision follows a wave of attacks on migrants earlier this year.
The Centre’s move is based on the report of the committee that is deciding on the redrawing of constituencies.
The Delimitation Commission had earlier this year recommended representation for Kashmiri Pandits and those displaced from across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir assembly.
Sources say the nominated members will be a part of the assembly in the same template as that in Puducherry.
The new Jammu and Kashmir assembly has 114 seats after the redrawing of constituencies.
Twenty-four seats are assigned to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and voting will take place for 90 seats – 43 in the Jammu region and 47 seats in the Kashmir Valley. (Agencies)
