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Legislative Council abolished in J&K
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- The 70 yr old- J&K Legislative Council (the upper house of the State Assembly) was abolished on 17th Oct as per Section 57 of the J&K Reorganisation Bill 2019, which reduced the State into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
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- Reporting to GAD: All the staff members of the Legislative Council shall report to General Administration Department (GAD) by October 22.
- First Constituent Assembly came into being in 1957.
- Transfer of Records: the Secretary of the Council has been directed to transfer all records to the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Electoral college for the Rajya Sabha elections:The Council, which had a strength of 36 members, would also form a part of the electoral college for the Rajya Sabha elections.
- Tenure of all 22 current members of legislative council(MLC’s) also came to an end.
- Passed sticky bills: The council has discussed and passed sticky Bills like Land to Tiller law, Resettlement Bill and Autonomy resolution. It became a vibrant platform to discuss the Delhi agreement of 1952 and the Delhi-Srinagar accord of 1975.
Sources
The Hindu