Zadibal MLA and Nationwide Convention chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq Sunday criticised the supply of the J&Ok Reorganisation Act that mandates {that a} Cash Invoice to be offered within the Meeting has to go to the Lieutenant Governor for clearance first.
Citing “systemic flaws of the UT mannequin” of governance in Jammu and Kashmir, Sadiq in a submit on X, said that he wished to introduce a ‘essential’ non-public members’ Invoice — The Jammu and Kashmir Battle Towards Drug Abuse and Obligatory Educating of In poor health Results of Drug Dependancy in Colleges Invoice, 2025 within the upcoming session of the J&Ok Meeting, set to start on Monday.
Nonetheless, since this includes monetary issues and qualifies as a Cash Invoice, “I’ve been knowledgeable that I need to search the recommendation of the Regulation and Parliamentary Affairs Division and acquire approval from the Lieutenant Governor earlier than continuing additional.”
Part 36 of the J&Ok Reorganisation Act underscores {that a} Invoice or modification “shall not be launched within the Meeting with out the advice of the Lieutenant Governor, if such a Invoice or modification makes provision for “any monetary obligations undertaken or to be undertaken by the Authorities of the UT.”
The NC MLA said that this “bureaucratic hurdle is one more reminder of the systemic flaws of the Union Territory mannequin— a mannequin we’ve got at all times opposed whereas demanding the speedy restoration of full statehood.” He asserted that as an elected consultant, he stays dedicated to making sure that this Invoice reaches Raj Bhawan and is launched within the Meeting in future as a result of the “menace of drug abuse have to be tackled with the urgency it deserves.”
Talking at The Indian Specific, J&Ok CM Omar Abdullah had mentioned that the UT-model of governance was “flawed”. Sadiq posted a letter from the Meeting Secretariat in response to his Invoice directing him to “get hold of the advice” of the L-G…”
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