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New domicile rules will give ‘long due’ rights to refugees, Kashmiri Pandits, says BJP
The BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday hailed the new domicile rules, saying the the rules give the “long due” rights to all refugees and Kashmiri Pandits living outside the union territory.
People belonging to West Pakistan, Valmikis, women marrying outside communities, non-registered Kashmiri migrants and displaced people will soon get domicile under a new set of rules issued by the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday.
“The new domicile rules gazetted in J&K are a welcome step. This will give the long due rights to all refugees incl those from West Pak, SC workers from rest of India settled in J&K for decades, children of KPs living outside J&K to claim domicile now. Equality & Dignity for all,” he said on Twitter.
The new domicile rules gazetted in J&K are a welcome step. This will give the long due rights to all refugees incl those from West Pak, SC workers from rest of India settled in J&K for decades,children of KPs living outside J&K to claim domicile now.
Equality & Dignity for all. pic.twitter.com/wymWMuvp6l— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 19, 2020
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the Jammu and Kashmir government has now notified new domicile rules.
“The domicile rules notified now replace the erstwhile J&K permanent resident rules that stood abrogated along with the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A. This is something that India had long waited for,” he said.
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