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J&K: Govt now shuts down Commissions of Human Rights, Information, Women & Child Protection

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October 25, 2019

New Delhi, Oct 25: Completely controlled by the Narendra Modi-led union government, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has shut down seven commissions.

An official order issued Wednesday said a total of seven state commissions would cease to exist with effect from October 31. No reason for their dissolution has been given.

The commissions being wound up are the:

Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC)

State Information Commission (SIC)

State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC)

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC)

State Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights (SCPWCR)

State Commission for Persons with Disabilities (SCPwD)

State Accountability Commission (SAC).

All that the official order, issued by the state’s General Administration Department said was that “consequent upon repeal of the acts related to these commissions by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, sanction is hereby accorded to the winding up of these commissions, with effect from October 31, 2019”.

It is not clear what the status of matters these commissions have taken up or issued orders on will be. However, the term of all officeholders  – chairpersons, presidents and members of these commissions – will come to an end the same date.

October 31 is also the date that the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be bifurcated into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Many Union Territories – Puducherry and Delhi, for example – have commissions of the kind that the latest order has abolished so it is not clear why the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are to be deprived of, say, a regional human rights commission.

The GAD order asked the secretaries of the seven commissions to handover the possession of the buildings housing their respective offices, along with furniture and electronic gadgets, to the director of the estates department.

The secretaries shall transfer all records pertaining to their respective commissions to the concerned departments, the order stated.

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June 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 17: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has directed Minorities Department officials to take steps for tabling the Karnataka Lokayukta report on alleged irregularities in wakf properties in Karnataka, during the next session of the State legislature.

Following the Anwar Manipaddi report on alleged irregularities in wakf properties, the Lokayukta conducted the probe. The Siddaramaiah government rejected both the Anwar Manipaddi report and the Lokayukta report.

The Chief Minister issued the directions to officials during a review of the department works on Tuesday, said an official press release. The Lokayukta reportedly named several Congress leaders and senior officers in the scam.

The Lokayukta conducted the probe and submitted the report containing 15 volumes to the State government during the Siddaramaiah government’s tenure.

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March 12,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Days after a video of an elephant being shot in Bandipur National Park went viral on social media, officials said that they have removed a staffer and initiated action against an employee of the Karnataka Forest Department in the matter.

According to officials, the incident took place on March 7.

"We have removed Rahim, temporary staffer, and initiated action against Umesh, a permanent employee of the Karnataka Forest Department, after an internal enquiry," Bandipur field director T Balchandra said.

While Rahim is said to have shot the charging elephant, Umesh reportedly made the video and shared it on social media.

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May 29,2020

Bengaluru, May 29: The Karnataka government has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, emanating from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to the state in view of the high number of Covid-19 Cases prevalent there.

In a clarification issued to the Media this evening, the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Mr J C Madhuswamy has said that Karnataka has not sought for imposing a ban on flights emanating from these places, as reported in some sections of the Media.

Karnataka has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to lessen the air traffic to the State, with the sacred intention that there may not be adequate quarantine facilities if there is huge turnout at a short period, he added.

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