Article 35A discriminatory, constitutionally vulnerable: Jaitley

IANS |  New Delhi
Last Updated at March 28, 2019 19:15 IST

Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the "surreptitiously included" Article 35A of the Constitution had given the Jammu and Kashmir government the right not just to discriminate between residents of the state and other Indian citizens but also between two state citizens on the basis of declaring some as permanent residents while leaving out others.

Calling the Article 35A discriminatory, he said: "Lakhs of Indian citizens in J&K vote in Lok Sabha elections but not in Assembly, municipal or panchayat polls. Their children cannot get government jobs. They cannot own property and their children cannot get admitted to governmental institutions. The same applies to those who live elsewhere in the country. The heirs of ladies marrying outside the state are disinherited from owning or inheriting property...https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/article-35a-discriminatory-constitutionally-vulnerable-jaitley-119032800921_1.html