Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Three private members today withdrew their bills after the Government opposed them on introductory stage. Two private members Bills moved by Nazir Gurezi on behalf of his Party colleague Mohammad Akbar Lone were withdrawan by the MLA after made a statement in the House that existing laws are sufficient and there was no need to make more laws as it will amount to repetition of laws while the joint private members bill moved by two PDP MLAs was later withdrawn by them on the assurance of the Government that it will frame an education policy soon covering the all aspects in the Bill.
PDP MLA Syed Farooq Ahmed Andrabi and Abdul Rahim Rather withdrew their Bill to provide for establishment of a residential and technical University in the State of J&K to offer higher learning in various streams on the assurance of the Government that it will come with an educational policy taking care of this all.
The members said that the purpose of establishing the Mehboob -ul-Alam University is to provide opportunities for education to a large section of population of the State, to promote the education for the welfare and betterment of the society. In their statement they said the University shall organize its activities in higher education to carry out research, teaching and extension work. It shall spread education all over the country without any discrimination on the ground of caste, creed, gender and religion. The goal will be achieved only with the cooperation and coordination of the people at large. So that future generation could get benefit from the latest teachings from the University.
The Minister of Rural Development Haq Nawaz who opposed the Bill said the Government is brining an education policy and besides public sector the private sector will also be included in it. He said Government is committed to take educational institutions ahead and the post graduation courses are being started in colleges. On the minister’s assurance the members withdrew the Bill.
The another Private Member Bill which was moved in the Assembly by Nazir Ahmed Gurezi on behalf of his party colleague Mohammed Akbar Lone was later withdrawn by the MLA after the Minster of Rural Development Haq Nawaz Khan insisted the member to with draw the Bill as the law has been already made in this regard and the repletion of laws should not be there. The Minister said we have Pollution Control Board and the Government will enforce the existing laws and when there will be any need of strengthening the law the Government will seek the suggestions from the embers.
The MLA earlier said that environment is a global concern and a significant area necessary for survival of mankind. He said the J&K State known as paradise on earth has this reputation because of its beauty and grandeur of the physical personality. The State has been, despite focus on the area, apparently apathetic towards environmental concerns, he added.
He said despite laws, resources and awareness drives, we have not been able to restrict the trend of damages to environment. Keeping in view the importance of this subject, it would be in the fitness of the things that separate provision is included in the directive principles of State policy by amending the Constitution.
The deadline of 2020 in the Constitution itself shall always keep the authorities at the helm of affairs and the people at large constantly cautious of the importance of pollution free environment in the State.
However, later the member withdrew the Bill after the Minister’s statement who earlier opposed it.
The MLA also withdrew another Bill to provide for prohibiting child labour in the State after the Government said that there was no need to bring the Bill as already law is in force against the child labour in the State.
The Minister of Rural Development Haq Nawaz while opposing the Bill on its introduction appealed the member to withdraw it. He said that Member’s intension is good but in view of the existing laws there was no need of brining the Bill. He said in first offence there is fine to the tune of 10,000 while in second offence there can be from six month to two years imprisonment in the existing laws. The Minister assured the Member that Government will implement the existing laws in letter and spirit and those violating the child labour will be punished.
The Minister said hence there was no need of new law as it will be repetition otherwise government would have allowed the member to move the Bill. The Bill was introduced by Nazir Ahmed Gurezi on behalf of his Party colleague Mohammed Akbar Lone.
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