Jammu, Feb. 18 -- Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday informed the J&K legislative assembly that no land parcel of Kashmiri migrants has been acquired in the Kashmir Valley without due legal process. Replying to a starred question raised by CPI(M) legislator M Y Tarigami, Choudhary said that, "As per the report submitted by the divisional commissioner, Kashmir, no land is acquired without adhering to the prescribed land acquisition procedures, including prior notification and verification, and all such acquisitions are assessed in accordance with the applicable land acquisition laws." On notifying a separate order in June 2022 for nearly 6,000 employees under the Prime Minister's (PM) special package for the Pandit community who are serving in the valley, the deputy CM said the order does not vitiate their service interests; rather, it strengthens and protectsthem. "Recruitment and initial appointment of Kashmiri Migrants under the Prime Minister's Package are governed by the J&K Migrants (Special Drive) Recruitment Rules, 2009 and creation of 6000 supernumerary posts sanctioned in 2009 and 2017. These orders primarily address entry into service and availability of posts," he said. There were uproarious scenes with legislators of opposition parties objecting to recent remarks of BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa that 90% of the land has been encroached by Kashimiris in Jammu even as Randhawa said he didn't target any specific community. Soon after question hour, MLA Khursheed Ahmed Sheikh stood up from his seat and drew the attention of the speaker AR Rather to what he claimed "unwarranted" and "unjustified" remarks by the BJP MLA against Kashmiris. On February 13, BJP MLA from Bahu constituency, Vikram Randhawa, had said that 90% of JDA land in Jammu has been encroached upon by Kashmiri Muslims from Valley. Sheikh was backed by Congress MLA and members of the National Conference, who demanded apology from the BJP MLA. Amid the din, Randhawa said that he didn't target any specific community on February 13 and that he made a general reference to the encroachment of JDA land in Jammu. "I didn't target any specific community. The records can be checked and if I spoke such words, I will recant them," he said. Earlier, deputy CM Surinder Choudhary said that MLA Randhawa comes from a respectable family and Jat community, which never indulged in communalism. "I think that he should withdraw his remarks." Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to double the stipend of MBBS and BDS interns working in various government health institutions of the Union territory. The government has recommended enhancing the stipend from the existing Rs.12,300 to Rs.25,000 per month....