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| Tarigami moves resolution on revocation of DAA, weeding out corruption | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 6: M. Y Tarigami, representing Kulgam assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir Legislature has moved a resolution in the house for upcoming Budget session on revocation of notifications declaring Jammu and Kashmir as "Disturbed Area". Talking to early times, Tarigami said he has submitted a resolution "for annulment of two notifications issued by the state government in 1999 and 2001 declaring the entire state as disturbed."
The resolution moved by Tarigami reads: " This house recommends the annulment of SRO NO. SW 4 dated 6-7, 1990 and SRO NO 351 dated 10.8.2001 under which districts of Jammu, Kathua , Udhampur, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Pulwama, Baramulla and Kupwara (as per the schedules of areas notified) have been declared as Disturbed Areas."
There has been a debate among political circles and constitutional experts as to whether the removal of notifications declaring entire state as disturbed , shall render Armed Forces Special Powers Act null and void in the state.
Most of the legal experts are of the opinion that by removing Disturbed Areas Act, the controversial AFSPA will automatically become nonoperational. Even some politicians like Pradesh Congress Committee President Professor Saifudin Soz hold the view that once Disturbed Areas Act is repealed application of AFSPA shall become obsolete.
Pertinently, according to Armed Forces Special Powers Act-1990, the areas to be brought under the purview of the Act have to be declared as "Disturbed Areas" either by Governor or the central Government. Following framing of the AFSPA, the state government issued two notifications in 1990 and 2001 declaring valley and Jammu provinces as disturbed areas.
Significantly opposition Peoples Democratic Party has not submitted on revocation of DAA to the assembly secretariat which is quite unusual of the party. " The situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved a lot and as the government agencies themselves have declared various districts militant free, the government should go for revocation of Disturbed Areas Act to give the common masses a sigh of relief. Home Minister, at many occasions, asked the State to review the areas declared as disturbed, but unfortunately there is no forward movement as State Government has authority to declare the notifications null and void." Tarigami said. Tarigrami in his second resolution submitted to the assembly secretariat has asked for strong measures to weed out corruption from the public life. The resolution reads, " This house resolves to take strong measures in order to stamp out corruption from the public life".
In yet another interesting resolution submitted to the assembly secretariat, Tarigami has sought transfer of Sal, Uri and Sewa hydroelectric projects to the state.
"This is a legitimate demand from the members of the civil society and I think the august house should share this legitimate concern and ask for return of these power projects to the state from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)" Tarigami told Early Times. Pertinently the government had constituted a Cabinet Sub Committee (CSC) on the subject that has already submitted its recommendation to the cabinet asking for return of Uri and Salal power projects from NHPC on depreciating cost which is estimated at 2350 crores. The government has already realized about 500 crores from NHPC as water usage charges when the depreciated cost of Salal HEP has been put at 460 crores only.
Seeking support for his move, the CPI (M) leader said there should be proportionate response from the House to the ground situation here. |
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