Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Friday. Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Friday.

After an intense discussion over the Jammu Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Lok Sabha passed the bill on Friday. During the discussion, Home Minister Amit Shah took a hit at Congress over the Jammu and Kashmir issue in the House, inviting an uproar from the Opposition, when he traced back to history on why there is a rift between people of India and the valley. “There’s a rift between people of India and people of J-K and the previous government did not work towards it,” Shah said. He further lauded the government’s decision to launch air strikes in Pakistan and said they were conducted in self-defence. Speaking over zero tolerance policy towards terror, Shah said the central government would enter Pakistan and wipe out terrorism. The lower house has also given a nod to the President’s rule in J-K for another 6 months.

The Bill was introduced in the House on Monday. The bill will provide people living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir the benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion, and admission in professional courses on par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC).

A Bill to amend the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act will also be introduced by the Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad today.