Omar Abdullah slams Centre for changes in Land Laws as people from outside allowed to buy land in Jammu & Kashmir

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah has slammed the government after it's significant move of notifying new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. Opposing the move, Omar Abdullah said, "J&K’s new Land Laws sans democratic bearings; smacks of cheap politics, deceit.

"In a gazette notification, the union home ministry paved way for any Indian to buy land in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir. The MHA notified what it calls UT of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020. The order comes into force with immediate effect."

He further called the newly introduced J&K



Development Act, which has come into force with immediate effect, as hostile to the interests of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, Party vice-president said that the amendments to the land ownership law has put J&K up for sale.

"With these new laws in place tokenism of the domicile certificate has been done away with as purchasing non-agricultural land has been made easier. These new laws are unacceptable to people of J&K, Ladakh," he said.

He further added that the BJP remains unchallenged in the opportunistic politics and that the issuance of the amended land rules notification smacks of its cheap politics and deceit.