Committee to be set up for refugees in J and K

Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) The all party meeting headed by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today decided to set up a committee to suggest measures for addressing the civic, social and development related problems of the refugees.

The committee would give its interim recommendation within 10 days from the date it is constituted.

During the day-long roundtable conference, the humanitarian aspects of the problems faced by the refugees were discussed by the participants.

The committee also examined the possibilities of implementing the delimitation of the existing assembly constituencies as also rotation of reserved constituencies.

The constitutional and legal aspects of the various issues also came up for discussion.

Abdul Aziz Zargar (PDP), Hakim Mohammad Yasin (PDF), Abdul Rahim Rather (NC), Prof Bhim Singh and Harshdev Singh (NPP), M Y Tarigami and Mohammad Khalil Naik CPI(M), Ashok Khajuria and Jugal Sharma (BJP), Yashpal Bhagat (BSP), Ashwani Kumar (JMM), A R Tukroo (CPI) besides Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Pt Mangat Ram Sharma, Rigzin Jora, Haji Nissar Ali participated in the deliberations.

The Minister for Finance, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Hamid Karra, Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner Secretary Law and Secretary Revenue also attended the meeting.

UNI