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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Panel to review Acts and Articles of the Constitution extended to Jammu and Kashmir

Panel to review Acts and Articles of the Constitution extended to Jammu and Kashmir

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published Published on May 25, 2012   modified Modified on May 25, 2012
-The Economic Times
 
The Centre's interlocutors panel on Jammu and Kashmir has recommended setting up of a constitutional committee to review all central Acts and Articles of the Constitution extended to Jammu and Kashmir. The purpose is to determine how the application of these laws has dented the special status of J&K and curtailed the state government's powers to cater to welfare of its people. 

The report of the interlocutors - Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and MM Ansari - upheld Article 370 and also recommended that it be reworded to update the extraordinary status it confers on Jammu and Kashmir from 'temporary' to 'special.' This is in line with a resolution passed by the J&K assembly in 2000, calling for greater autonomy for the state. 

Incidentally, Article 371 of the Constitution recognises many other states as 'special category' states. The interlocutors only want to bring J&K on par with other states enjoying special status under the Constitution. 

The interlocutors report - submitted to home minister P Chidambaram last October, but made public by the MHA only on Thursday - ruled out a return to the pre-1953 status, saying, "the clock cannot be set back." It also recommended status quo in the nomenclatures for governor and chief minister, but said equivalent nomenclatures in Urdu may be used. 

Until 1965, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was addressed as 'Wazir-e-Azam' (prime minister) and the governor as 'Sadar- e-Riyasat' (president). 

Elaborating on its recommendation for creation of a constitutional committee to review central Acts and Articles extended to Jammu and Kashmir after 1952, the interlocutors sought a review, "to take into full account changes that have taken place in the last six decades." 

Proposing that the constitutional panel be headed by an eminent personality who enjoys confidence of the people of J&K and the country at large, the interlocutors' report advised the panel be 'future-oriented' and conduct its review based on powers needed by the state to address political, economic, social and cultural aspirations of all its three regions -- Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. 

The panel, which will have constitutional experts as its other members, has also been advised to reflect on the legislative, financial and administrative powers that the state government should delegate to the three regions.

The interlocutors have proposed a six-month deadline for the constitutional panel to submit its conclusions, which should be based on consensus and binding on all stakeholders. 

Thereafter, the President can issue an order incorporating the recommendations of the constitutional committee, which will then have to be ratified by the state assembly and Parliament, the report adds. Once the President signs on the bills passed by the legislatures, Clauses (1) and (3) of Article 370 shall cease to operate, the report suggests. 

Proposing a 'new compact' with the people of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its suggestions to the constitutional panel, the interlocutors outlined three components - political, economic and social and cultural - that must form a single package. 

Under the political component, the report deals with Centre-state relations and internal devolution of powers and suggests a road map listing confidence-building measures that include review of Disturbed Areas Act and re-appraisal of application of controversial AFSPA. 

The report favoured resumption of the dialogue process between the Centre and Hurriyat Conference "at the earliest." It also suggested that Parliament make no laws applicable to the state unless it relates to the country's internal and external security and its vital economic interests, especially in the areas of energy and access to water resources. 

Holding that a broad consensus existed on a political settlement in the state through a dialogue between all stake-holders including those who are not part of the mainstream, the three-member group has recommended that J&K should function as a single entity. 


The Economic Times, 25 May, 2012, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/panel-to-review-acts-and-articles-of-the-constitution-extended-to-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/13461018.cms


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