JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will consider during the second part of the Budget session a private member’s resolution moved by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para, seeking mandatory use of the Kashmiri language in official work across the Kashmir division and identified Kashmiri-speaking areas.
The Budget session will resume on March 27 after a five-week recess, following the conclusion of its first leg from February 2 to 20.
During the initial phase, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presented the Budget on February 6, and the House passed grants for various departments after detailed deliberations held in daily sittings.
The session is scheduled to conclude on April 4. March 30 and April 1 have been reserved for private members’ bills, while March 31 and April 2 are earmarked for private members’ resolutions.
According to the Assembly secretariat, Para’s private member’s resolution whose relative precedence was determined by a ballot held on February 20 shall be taken up for consideration on the scheduled date.
The resolution urges the government to mandate the use of Kashmiri in the Kashmir division and identified Kashmiri-speaking areas.
It seeks issuance of all government notifications, orders, public communications and official documents in Kashmiri, in addition to other official languages, it calls for Kashmiri to be displayed on government signboards and public information displays.
It also proposes introducing Kashmiri as a subject up to Class 12 in schools located in these areas. — (PTI)