What was the objective of forming the Kashmir Council, we must first review the Council of Occupied Kashmir? In 1934, Maharaja of Kashmir Hari Singh founded the Legislative Council which was adopted in 1957 by the Puppet Law of Occupied Kashmir and the Indian Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Act. The 11 members of the Legislative Assembly of Occupied Kashmir from Kashmir Province (Kashmir Valley) are directly elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of Occupied Kashmir from Jammu Province. Before the 13th Amendment, the council was very powerful Under the interim constitution of Azad Kashmir, the Kashmir Council was an executive authority. The significance of the Azad Kashmir Council after the thirteen Amendments is toothless, but according to United Nations (UN) resolution, Kashmir Council cannot be abolished in Pakistan and Indian Kashmir.


Source:   The Nation
June 28, 2022 16:44 UTC