Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: SOS International, an organization for displaced persons from PoK presented an open letter to Governor NN Vohra regarding nomination of eight members to the Legislative Council of the State under Section 50 of the constitution of J&K.
According to the letter, Chairman, SOS International Rajiv Chuni apprised Governor that the Constitutional Provisions engrafted under Section 50 of the Constitution of J&K by the founding fathers of the Constitution, wherein, under sub-Section (6) of Section 50, it has been categorically and unequivocally provided that eight members shall be nominated to the Legislative Council of the State Legislature by the Governor and not more than three of whom shall be persons belonging to any of the socially or economically backward classes in the State, and the remaining five shall be persons, having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as Literature, Science, Art, Cooperative Movement and Social Service.
“In the past all the political parties irrespective of their name and ideology have in sheer violation of the aforesaid Constitutional Provisions, by and large recommended the names of those persons for nomination to the Legislative Council, who are actively associated in politics and preferably the candidates/political workers of the ruling party”, he added.
He further stated that the Constitutional Provisions, engrafted by the founding fathers in Section 50 of the Constitution of J&K, with particular reference to sub-Section (6) were incorporated with a clear object of nominating persons with eminence having, special knowledge or practical experience in matters, such as, Literature, Science, Art, Cooperative Moment and Social Service, so that such persons could contribute their practical experience and knowledge in the proceedings of the Council.
Chuni added that there is no dearth of the persons in the State of J&K, having special knowledge in the field stated hereinabove, and if only those persons are nominated to the Legislative Council, not only the constitutional provisions would be observed – instead of being breached, but on the contrary the Society as a whole shall be benefits with their vast experience in their respective fields.
He hoped that Governor will not allow the violation of the Constitutional Provisions by any of the political parties, while recommending the names for nomination to the Legislative Council.
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