Srinagar, April 3 -- Showkat Ahmad Mir on Friday described the proposed Land Grants Bill as a "game-changer" for Jammu and Kashmir, saying it would protect local rights, secure livelihoods and bring an end to uncertainty faced by thousands of families.
Addressing a gathering in Shakawari, Baramulla, the National Conference leader said the bill, introduced in the Assembly by the party's chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq, marks a decisive shift towards justice and economic security.
Mir said the government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is undoing the effects of what he termed anti-people decisions of the past and is laying the foundation for a governance model centred on the interests of the people.
Calling the legislation a "long-over...