Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 2: Secretary, J&K BJP, Advocate Rekha Mahajan today said that the new land laws of J&K will encourage investment and advance peace and progress in the UT.
“Under the new arrangements, no domicile or permanent resident certificate is required to purchase non-agricultural land in the UT,” Rekha Mahajan said in a statement. She added that the Union Home Ministry has also notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, paving way for the acquisition of land in J&K by all Indian citizens.
She said that LG Manoj Sinha has assured that the amendments did not allow transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists. “However, there are several exemptions in the Act which enable transfer of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes, including setting up of educational or health care facilities,” she added.
“J&K is an integral part of India. Any citizen of India is entitled to live in J&K because J&K is an integral and inseparable part of India. India is one nation and the new land laws strengthen this idea of India,” the BJP leader said.
The BJP secretary said that the new laws will also give an impetus to the investment and business in J&K and in turn will provide employment to the youth and will boost industrial growth in the Union Territory. “The new law doesn’t state that anybody can grab or forcibly occupy a property in J&K and the freedom for outsiders to purchase property in J&K does not mean that insider is deprived of rights to decide to sell their property,” she added.
She asserted that the new land laws will open doors for huge investment in the industrial sector, health and medical education, tourism industry, real estate and other sectors which will provide job opportunities to the local youth in the private sector.
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