Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 7: Two private members bills were introduced in the State Assembly today while one Bill was withdrawn by the member at its introductory stage after the Minister of Rural Development, Abdul Haq Khan opposed its introduction.
The House allowed MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid’s Bill to regulate and control the dangerous, menacing or breed of stray dogs in the State for introduction. The House also allowed People’s Conference (PC) MLA, Bashir Ahmed Dar’s Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act Samvat 1987 for introduction after the two members made strong arguments in support of the respective Bills moved by them.
However, B A Dar’s another Bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat , 1989 was withdrawn by him at introductory stage after the Minister of Rural Development Abdul Haq Khan opposed it.
Earlier Engineer Rashid’s Bill to check the dog menace was also opposed by Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh in the House. But after the MLA made a strong arguments in support of the Bill, the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Relief and Rehabilitation Bhasharat Ahmed Bukhari intervened requesting the Deputy Chief Minister that House should allow the introduction of the Bill and discuss it. He said House is at liberty of not considering it for passage later on.
Strongly supporting the Bill, the MLA said that people are feeling scared due to dog menace in the State in general and Kashmir Valley in particular. He said every month four to five cases of dog biting take place in his area and on a single day 18 people were bitten by dogs.
He said if the Government could not rid the people of AFSPA but appealed it to rid them of stray dogs. There is no threat from any one including army and militants to the people but of stray dogs.
The Bill provides for granting of powers to Tehsildar and Block Medical Officer on the recommendations of Sarpanch of the area to issue orders for killing a stray dog instead of Deputy Commissioner concerned as the procedure is long and till the orders are issued by DC the stray dog bites many more people in the area.
He said in the towns the killing orders for stray dogs be issued on the recommendations of the Corporator of that area. The Bill also provides for Rs 10 lakh as ex-gratia in case of a death of a person after the biting of a stray dog and Rs five lakh in case of an injured person.
He said during his visit to Nagaland and other States last year he saw that in Nagaland dogs are being eaten by people and per kg rate of dog’s flesh is fixed for Rs 350 there. He said he had offered them to supply the stray dogs from the State so that the people in J&K can get rid of dog menace but they refused to purchase.
The BA Dar’s Bill regarding amendment to J&K Forest Act Samvat, 1987 was also later introduced in the House after Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs Bhasharat Bukhari made a recommendation regarding the same.
Earlier the Minister had opposed the Bill. But when the MLA made strong arguments in support of the Bill the Minister said the House has no objection in its introduction and debate.
However BA Dar’s another Bill to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Samvat, 1989 was rejected by the House at introductory stage despite the strong arguments made by the MLA in its support. B A Dar, while supporting the Bill said that after the recovery of a kidnapped girl by the police the investigating officer should produce her before the Judicial Magistrate within two days.
He said often the investigating officer produces the girl before the court on his or her choice and till then the girl is being influenced and her mindset changed. This will help in speedy justice in such cases, he added.
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