Kashmiri Pandits will soon be nominated to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, NDTV reported.
The Central Government is planning changes to the law to give “representation” to Kashmiri Pandits and two members of the Kashmiri Pandit community will be nominated to the Jammu Kashmir assembly.
The Changes to the Jammu Kashmir reorganization law will be brought in parliament, the report quoted unnamed sources as saying.
The Delimitation Commission appointed by the Modi-led Government had recommended representation for Kashmiri Pandits and those displaced from Pakistan-administered Kashmir to the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.
The commission also increased seven seats to the existential number of seats taking the total tally of seats to 90. The overall number of seats including those frozen for Pakistan administered Kashmir grew up to 117.
Twenty-four seats are assigned to Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Elections for the Jammu Kashmir assembly were last held in 2014. In 2018, BJP withdrew its alliance support to the PDP after which the erstwhile state has been under Centre’s rule.