The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the statutory resolution for extending President’s rule in J&K by six months as well as a bill to provide reservation to people living in three borders areas of the state. AdvertisingPresenting his arguments in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Centre had no option but to extend President’s rule as the Election Commission intended to hold assembly polls in J&K towards the end of the year. Opposition urges to ‘keep the democracy alive’Earlier, during the debate on the statutory resolution, Congress questioned why Assembly elections were not held earlier. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad had also accused the government of running the state from New Delhi under the garb of President’s rule. Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien also questioned why elections were not held when the Prime Minister himself favours ‘one nation, one election’.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2019 16:18 UTC