Urges New Delhi to seeks explanation from Election Officer whose statement creates furore across J&K
Mohd Irfan
Former Deputy Chief, J&K State, Minister Muzzafar Hussain today heavily came down upon the election officer, who on yesterday made a statement that any indian living here in UT of JK eligible to cast votes and coupled with also mentioned that about new 25 lacs additional voters would entitled to cast votes in the ensuing elections.
In the backdrop of this statement by the election officer this has created hue and cry by the mainstream politicians along with the public of JK that their valuable rights of casting votes have been snatched away by the central government as these new voter’s would elect those ones of their own choice.
“As you know Jammu and Kashmir remained the disputed territory between India and Pakistan due to which several precious lives of our innocent ones had been lost during the turmoil as the Kashmir being infested with the militancy”, Beig said while addressing a press conference at his residence.
Referring the statement made by the government official, Muzaffar Hussain beig said “I don’t know whether statement made by the official in question made out of sheer frustration or as if the official not acquainted with the law something else but i say condemnable statement at all.” He expressed hir deep anguish and displeasure against the official who without versed with the law, made such futile statements which have far reaching consequences.
He further said if the official made the statement at the behest of ruling party or some organization then surely an attempt to hurt the religious sentiments of the public of UT of JK and not less then that. They have themselves violated the law and they need to remember that neither due to such controversial statement any type of development would takes place, Former Dy CM Categorically stated while taking serious note of the statement made by the official.
“While referring to SRO 167 dated 18th of May 2020, After the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35- A this SRO 167 has been invoked”, he asserted. Picking holes in the statement made by the official ,Former Dy CM said that Section 309 of indian Constitution applied to Indian government Services and not to election purposes. Article 309 apprised as how the employment takes place across the Country and that is mentioned under this article 309 read with 15 which speaks about the service regulation rules”he maintained.
Putting the record straight by reading the contents of the law, Former Dy CM Muzzafar Hussain beig vociferously argued that the section referred by the official in question has been wrongly mentioned as it speaks about the employment in government sectors and not at all referred to the casting of the votes.
From these acts, rules have been made DyCM Muzzafar Hussain beig read the same for the knowledge of the public at large so that they abreast with the same and official in question not succeed in its nefarious design to fulfill its evil design further elaborating on the same dwelt upon that JK rules of domicile regulations act 2020 . These rules made after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35- A by the central government. He said these rules not entitled in regards to the casting of the votes which that official mentioned”, he added.
Elucidating further on the contentious issue, He said Decentralization rules of 2010 means these rules, made by the JK assembly during the year 2010 and further mentioned about certificate of domicile be given. Domicile means where the person is residing but citizenship means country of India. Domicile is only for the purpose of Jobs that those who possess the domicile they are entitled to get Government jobs and services and for that in so far as JK is concerned person at least should resided here in for atleast for 15 years and if students then they should have been study from class 7th till class 12th.Tehsildar is, the competent authority to issue domicile certificate. As per section 3 of JK decentralization civil services rules domicile law has been came to force and later after two days they came out with amendment with section 3A which entitled the labourers to get domicile that applies in section 3A”he lamented.
The Ex DyCM said only civil jobs be entitled for individuals except cantonment board and he also referred the residents of JK that if they resided outside JK they get domicile within the period of five years or ten years and get Jobs as that of Teachers, clerks adding, but in North eastern states time period of availing domicile is twenty years but if the residents of Punjab, UT of the JK have to work in North eastern states there in they have to work for twenty years but here in UT JK for availing domicile 15 years “he stressed while categorically apprised the procedure of availing Domicile certificate.
He further reiterated that section 3A is about only for the purpose of civil jobs not for the purpose of casting votes.
Making a passionate and fervent appeal to the President of india, PM, Union Home Minister to kindly take into confidence all the stakeholders, Journalists, intelligentsia class etc and calls them at New Delhi to revoke such statement made with regard to the allowing all Non locals to cast votes in UT of JK in the ensuing elections. He warned that this statement made by the election officer has created a wall of hatred amongst the different sections of the society. Sooner the Central government acted and clear the position with regard to this controversial statement better it would be.
