J&K Govt Ready For 7-Day Assembly Session: CM

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the upcoming seven-day session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will take up several issues concerning the people, with the government committed to ensuring the smooth functioning of the House and providing satisfactory replies to legislators.

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Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, Omar said the session would comprise government legislative business as well as issues raised by MLAs from both the Treasury and Opposition benches.

“There are two types of agendas in the session. One is the government's own business, legislative. That is less in the Union Territory than in the state, but still, there is some legislative business which will be presented to the House by the government,” he said.

The Chief Minister said legislators would have the opportunity to raise questions concerning their respective constituencies and issues affecting the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

“Some bills and resolutions come, and the government tries to answer these things. It is a seven-day session. Many issues will be brought to the House,” he said.

Omar said the government would make every effort to ensure the House functions properly and legislators receive satisfactory responses to the matters raised by them.

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Asked about reports of charges being imposed on UPI transactions, the Chief Minister said person-to-person money transfers would not attract any charge.

“First of all, there is no charge on the person-to-person money transfer. After that, there will be no charge on individual consumers until you cross a ceiling,” he said.

Omar acknowledged that operating the UPI system involves substantial costs, but said the Centre should avoid burdening ordinary consumers with charges.

“As far as I understand, running this UPI system is not cheap. It takes a lot of money to run it. And the truth is that we do not appreciate what we get for free,” he said.

“The Government of India should try not to impose charges on the common people. If there is a charge on a company, I have no objection to it because the company earns better than the UPI anyway,” he added.

'Water Bodies Issue Is A Legacy Problem'

On the condition of water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, Omar said the issue had developed over a long period and could not be resolved overnight.

“This is not a problem of the last two years. This is a legacy issue. We will not be able to deal with it overnight. But we are working on it,” he said.

The Chief Minister said the government was implementing various schemes aimed at protecting and expanding water bodies across the Union Territory.

“We are working on different schemes, whether it is in Saski or other schemes. We are trying to not only save our water bodies, but also increase them,” he said.

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