Jammu, Sept. 19 -- Five seats reserved for nominated members in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly remain vacant as the House approaches its two-year mark - a gap that will still be unresolved when the autumn session opens in Srinagar next week.
The 10-day session, beginning September 21, will be the sixth since the assembly was elected in October 2024, yet the question of who fills these crucial seats continues to hang fire. Nominated members wield powers identical to elected MLAs - but unlike their elected counterparts, they answer to no electorate.
Section 15 of the J&K Reorganisation Act empowers the LG to nominate two women members if women are "not adequately represented" in the House - a provision carried over, with minor t...