SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti sought Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s intervention to stop the proposed allotment of fertile agriculture land in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to BSF, claiming it would deprive people of employment.Mehbooba, who visited Puchal Pulwama and met farmers cultivating the vast tract of land, said fertile land close to an inhabited village was being taken over for a security complex and that it was not the right decision. “For generations, this land has sustained families and placing such a facility so perilously close to homes creates not only serious security concern but also deprives villagers of their only means of livelihood.”She also claimed demolitions had intensified, leaving people vulnerable, since a private member’s bill on land rights moved by PDP legislator Waheed Parra was rejected. The bill had sought to grant ownership rights to residents living in houses built on state land for over 20 years.Parra, the legislator from Pulwama, had described it as an “anti-bulldozer bill” meant to safeguard rights of residents issued eviction notices. The assembly on Oct 28 rejected the bill after Omar said granting ownership of illegally-constructed houses on state land would only reward encroachers.Mehbooba, however, said elected govt had a responsibility to safeguard the rights of people and it shouldn’t divest the public from their rights citing “strategic area” reasons and allot fertile land to forces. “CM should shift the project to barren land, not fields that feed and sustain families,” she said, adding she would take up the issue with the defence minister as well. However, she insisted primary responsibility lay with CM. Jammu & Kashmir govt had not responded to Mehbooba’s statements at the time of filing this report.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Abrupt Variation In Chenab River Flow’: Pakistan Cries Over Indus Water Treaty Suspension’Asking Since June…’: Priyanka Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari Share ‘Appointment’ Banter In Lok Sabha’Possibilities For Expansion’: Argentinian Envoy On Trade Partnership With IndiaCM Mamata Banerjee Renames West Bengal’s Job Guarantee Scheme ‘Karmashree’ After Mahatma GandhiNitish Kumar’s Hijab Shocker: BJP MP Giriraj Singh Defends Bihar CM’s Act With ‘Go To Hell’ RemarkIndia Flags Pakistan Role In Bangladesh Protests, Backs Awami League Demand For Free & Fair PollsIndia’s Silent Exodus: Over Two Lakh Indian Citizens Quit Passports Yearly Amid Changing AspirationsApache AH-64e And Prachand Give India A Two-Front Air Strike Edge From Deserts To High HimalayasLok Sabha Passes Viksit Bharat G Ram G Bill Amid Protests, Opposition Tears Copies Over Gandhi Name‘Worst Is Behind Us’: IndiGo CEO Says Airline Back on Track After Operational Crisis123PhotostoriesDry mouth that won’t go away? Doctor explains if it is dehydration or something elseWinter’s hidden heart hazard: Why cold snaps spike attacksHealthy and delicious snacks under 100 calories for midnight munching8 insanely beautiful Indian destinations to cover before the year ends5 yoga asanas that can help control uric acid naturally6 reasons to eat ripe papaya daily for breakfastDipika Kakar breaks down during her first PET scan after liver cancer surgery; tells Shoaib, ‘I can’t do this without you’Dog breeds that (almost) never bite kidsThese 5 living animals once walked the earth with dinosaurs5 almond recipes for your little one’s brain health123Hot PicksTrump Gold CardUAE WeatherIndia Oman TradeGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays DecemberBank Holidays DecemberTop TrendingPuka Nacua InjuryAnthony Richardson InjuryJosh Allen Car CollectionKobe BryantJayson TatumCam SkatteboPuka NacuaVictor WembanyamaNHL Trade RumorsMike Liaory
SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti sought Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s intervention to stop the proposed allotment of fertile agriculture land in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to BSF, claiming it would deprive people of employment.Mehbooba, who visited Puchal Pulwama and met farmers cultivating the vast tract of land, said fertile land close to an inhabited village was being taken over for a security complex and that it was not the right decision. “For generations, this land has sustained families and placing such a facility so perilously close to homes creates not only serious security concern but also deprives villagers of their only means of livelihood.”She also claimed demolitions had intensified, leaving people vulnerable, since a private member’s bill on land rights moved by PDP legislator Waheed Parra was rejected. The bill had sought to grant ownership rights to residents living in houses built on state land for over 20 years.Parra, the legislator from Pulwama, had described it as an “anti-bulldozer bill” meant to safeguard rights of residents issued eviction notices. The assembly on Oct 28 rejected the bill after Omar said granting ownership of illegally-constructed houses on state land would only reward encroachers.Mehbooba, however, said elected govt had a responsibility to safeguard the rights of people and it shouldn’t divest the public from their rights citing “strategic area” reasons and allot fertile land to forces. “CM should shift the project to barren land, not fields that feed and sustain families,” she said, adding she would take up the issue with the defence minister as well. However, she insisted primary responsibility lay with CM. Jammu & Kashmir govt had not responded to Mehbooba’s statements at the time of filing this report.
