Jammu and Kashmir leaders on Tuesday condemned the Centre’s new land laws for the Union Territory. The new law allows any Indian citizen t...
Jammu and Kashmir leaders on Tuesday condemned the Centre’s new land laws for the Union Territory. The new law allows any Indian citizen to buy land in the region, sparking fears among locals as it was earlier meant only for permanent residents under Article 370.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticised the amendments. “Unacceptable amendments to the land ownership laws of Jammu and Kashmir,” he tweeted. “Even the tokenism of domicile has been done away with when purchasing non-agricultural land and transfer of agricultural land has been made easier. J&K is now up for sale and the poorer small land holding owners will suffer.”
Abdullah said the new laws were notified because the Bharatiya Janata Party cannot tolerate a Muslim majority state in the country. “They are intended to change the demography of this place,” he told India Today. “Why should the Army have the right to notify any land? The country is under a civilian rule, not a military one.”
Unacceptable amendments to the land ownership laws of J&K. Even the tokenism of domicile has been done away with when purchasing non-agricultural land & transfer of agricultural land has been made easier. J&K is now up for sale & the poorer small land holding owners...
