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| Govt to amend Forests Act, legislators to get paid more | | 14 Bills moved, 7 fall, 7 withdrawn | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 7: The Government has indicated to bring a bill on granting forest rights to the Scheduled Tribe nomads even as of the total 14 Private Members Bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly seven were rejected by vote while an equal number was withdrawn by the members on assurance from the government.
The government has also indicated to enhance salaries of the legislators and such proposal may be reflected in the Budget speech of Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather. Legislators are currently getting a monthly package of Rs 40,000 and their emoluments are likely to be hiked to around Rs 80,000.
MLA Darhal, Choudhary Zulfikar Ali had moved a Bill seeking amendments in the State Forest Act to grant forest rights to the Scheduled Tribes on the analogy of a similar legislation already enacted by the Parliament of India. Convincing the member to withdraw his Bill, the Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmed assured the House that the government is bringing such Bill at its own.
Fourteen private members amendment Bills came for discussion during the Legislative business today. These include “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Members’ Pension Act, 1984” by Mr. M. Y. Tarigami, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir protection of Human Rights Act, 1997” by Mr. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978” by Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, “A Bill to amend the Transfer of Property Act, 1977” by Mir Saifullah, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989” by Mir Saifullah, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Members’ Pension Act, 1984” by Mr. Nazir Ahmed Gurezi and Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, “A Bill to amend the Salaries and Allowances of members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature Act, 1960” by Mr. Nazir Ahmed Gurezi and Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, “A Bill to introduce “The constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (Amendment) bill, 2009” by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, “A Bill to amend the code of Criminal Procedure Samvat, 1989” by Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act, 1997” by Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, “The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (Amendment) Bill, 2009” by Mir Saifullah, “A Bill to recognize and vest the Forest Rights and occupation in Forest Land in Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers in the state” by Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, “A Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989” by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh and “The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir (Amendment) Bill, 2009”.
However, Mr. M. Y. Tarigami, Mr. Mir Saifullah, Mr. N. A. Gurezi, Choudhery Zulafkar Ali, Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh withdrew some of their amendment Bills after getting assurances from the government that their genuine suggestions would be considered favourably.
Some Amendment Bills of Syed Basharat Bukhari, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Mr. Zulafkar Ali, Mr. Mir Saifullah and Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta were rejected by the House when put to voice vote.
Assembly rejected by voice vote two private members' bills seeking amendment in the Human Rights Act and Public Safety Act (PSA) after the ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress opposed them.
The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) member Basharat Ahmad Bukhari today introduced a bill in the LA, seeking amendment in the PSA.
He said under the law a person can be detained if the charges against him or her were not sufficient.
A person can be detained under this law if the charges were not relevant, he said and wanted to amend it. ''I too was jailed under the PSA and was released only after the Supreme Court order where National Panthers Party (NPP) president Prof Bhim Singh was my counsel,'' Mr Sagar said and refused to make any amendment in the Act. He refuted that 20,000 people were detained under the PSA in the state.
Mr Sagar said the government was committed to protect the Human Rights of all its citizens. There were courts and an advisory board where detenues can approach for justice, he said.
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