Khalid Mustafa

Advocate and strive for
Equality before law and equal protection of law.

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@Whiteknight_IA In a tribute to Late Tahir Fazal for his service to nation, our Army may take care of education of his children.

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

Let’s wait for a new blow.

[Zafar Choudhary @ZafarChoudhary_]

As the Centre sets the stage for increasing Lok Sabha seats to 850, Jammu and Kashmir’s representation could go up by three seats or even more.

815 seats have been set aside for the States and 35 for the Union Territories. The UTs currently have 19 seats -Delhi 7, J&K 5, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 2 and one each for Ladakh, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Even if the seats are increased proportionately (hypothetically) Delhi could get four more seats and J&K three. However, since the smaller UTs with small electorate such as Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu may not have scope for additional seats, Delhi and J&K could get more seats than I have suggested above.

Ladakh is another UT with small electorate but the region could still get another seat as a deal to break the ongoing impasse.

Interestingly, there is a wide grey area which could possibly bring Jammu and Kashmir under fresh political spotlight: the draft Bill in circulation explicitly mentions that 815 seats allocated to the States shall be filled in by direct elections, but in case of Union Territories, the Bill says, members may be “chosen in such a manner as Parliament may by law provide”. This means that some of the seats from the UTs could be filled in through nomination. In that case Jammu and Kashmir, as possibly some other UTs too, may have seats reserved for certain communities on the pattern of yet to be filled five seats provided in the Legislative Assembly.

Since this is a Constitutional Amendment Bill, requiring two-thirds majority a lot will depend on how the Opposition takes it. On paper, the special session of the Parliament has actually been summoned to smoothen the path for women reservation but the actual intent appears to be paving way for an enlarged Parliament.

The surprise doesn’t end here: the government proposes to roll out the Delimitation in the basis of 2011 Census and not the much delayed 2021 which has actually begun this year!

[Zafar Choudhary @ZafarChoudhary_]

As the Centre sets the stage for increasing Lok Sabha seats to 850, Jammu and Kashmir’s representation could go up by three seats or even more.

815 seats have been set aside for the States and 35 for the Union Territories. The UTs currently have 19 seats -Delhi 7, J&K 5, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 2 and one each for Ladakh, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Even if the seats are increased proportionately (hypothetically) Delhi could get four more seats and J&K three. However, since the smaller UTs with small electorate such as Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu may not have scope for additional seats, Delhi and J&K could get more seats than I have suggested above.

Ladakh is another UT with small electorate but the region could still get another seat as a deal to break the ongoing impasse.

Interestingly, there is a wide grey area which could possibly bring Jammu and Kashmir under fresh political spotlight: the draft Bill in circulation explicitly mentions that 815 seats allocated to the States shall be filled in by direct elections, but in case of Union Territories, the Bill says, members may be “chosen in such a manner as Parliament may by law provide”. This means that some of the seats from the UTs could be filled in through nomination. In that case Jammu and Kashmir, as possibly some other UTs too, may have seats reserved for certain communities on the pattern of yet to be filled five seats provided in the Legislative Assembly.

Since this is a Constitutional Amendment Bill, requiring two-thirds majority a lot will depend on how the Opposition takes it. On paper, the special session of the Parliament has actually been summoned to smoothen the path for women reservation but the actual intent appears to be paving way for an enlarged Parliament.

The surprise doesn’t end here: the government proposes to roll out the Delimitation in the basis of 2011 Census and not the much delayed 2021 which has actually begun this year!

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

Unfortunately

[Khamenei.ir @khamenei_ir]

When we say that a spirit of savagery exists in the West, some people express their surprise and deny this fact. This savage behavior is a symbol showing the Wild West is being revived.

April 9, 2020

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@ZafarChoudhary_ Compromised govt

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@ZafarChoudhary_ تو تیر آزما ہم جگر آزمائیں

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@ZafarChoudhary_ This SP was a great mystery

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@ZafarChoudhary_ کچھ تو ھے جس کی پردہ داری ھے

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@GulamAliKhatana It’s also good to organise such events

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@GulamAliKhatana @narendramodi @AmitShah @rajnathsingh @OfficeOfLGJandK @OmarAbdullah @JmuKmrPolice @BJP4JnK @BJP4India @AshokKoul59 @iamsatsharmaca Bilkul failure but whose

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@listenshahid Details of each project will help public to replicate

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

Please do some justice in water supply in Marhote area of surankote as well

[JAVED AHMED RANA @JavedRanaa]

Today, I chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess progress in Rajouri, calling for fast-tracked completion of water supply schemes, optimal fund use and zero tolerance for environmental violations.
Strict adherence directed for stone crusher operations under set parameters to preserve water bodies

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

This analysis means a lot if true.

[Zafar Choudhary @ZafarChoudhary_]

Zohran Mamdani has just been elected Mayor of New York following an intensive and protracted electoral process. This has already shaken Trump and his allies. In the long and short of this unprecedented election, Mamdani is the first practical gift Netanyahu has presented to the West. Major Western countries are already in the grip of change where the youth has made the leadership to speak about Palestine. While some countries celebrated the daily round of massacre in Gaza and labelled even the infant victims as terrorists, the youth in the West refused to see this as a massacre of Muslims and hence ignorable. They saw this as massacre of humanity and outright violation of the human rights. Every single life that went down in Gaza has changed the world by a bit. New York has elected Mamdani not because he is a Muslim but because he is a young visionary leader who has spoken about the war crimes in Gaza and made it a central campaign issue. As NYT puts it, New York Mayoral race was a vote on Middle East.

[Zafar Choudhary @ZafarChoudhary_]

Zohran Mamdani has just been elected Mayor of New York following an intensive and protracted electoral process. This has already shaken Trump and his allies. In the long and short of this unprecedented election, Mamdani is the first practical gift Netanyahu has presented to the West. Major Western countries are already in the grip of change where the youth has made the leadership to speak about Palestine. While some countries celebrated the daily round of massacre in Gaza and labelled even the infant victims as terrorists, the youth in the West refused to see this as a massacre of Muslims and hence ignorable. They saw this as massacre of humanity and outright violation of the human rights. Every single life that went down in Gaza has changed the world by a bit. New York has elected Mamdani not because he is a Muslim but because he is a young visionary leader who has spoken about the war crimes in Gaza and made it a central campaign issue. As NYT puts it, New York Mayoral race was a vote on Middle East.

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

انا للہ و انا الیہ راجعون۔ اللہ تعالیٰ ان کی مغفرت فرمائے۔
I realised that our well wishers and dear ones somehow get ignored and then one day we find them out of reach.

[Zafar Choudhary @ZafarChoudhary_]

The news of passing away of noted journalist Tariq Bhat has come as such a shock that I couldn’t reconcile with it the whole day. Can’t really take my eyes off his mildly smiling face. We spoke to each other frequently on the issues of our times but never had the opportunity for sitting together for longer conversations. At the end of each chat I promised to find time when I am in Srinagar next. This never happened and he leaves me in deep pain and regret. In 2018 when I began to do video stories, Tariq Sahab would be the first to call me soon after an episode ended. He always asked for more details and offered his sharp perspectives. He was deeply committed to his work. Last year, he got ‘The Week’ to commission me a curtain raiser story on the Lok Sabha elections. I was reluctant to do it and then I backed out on the pretext that I can’t travel across J&K (a primary demand of the story). Tariq Sahab insisted by saying “you don’t need to travel. There is nothing in Kupwara, Poonch or Kathua that you can’t fathom”. I agreed to do the story which was very well received. His passing has certainly left the journalism scene of the region poorer and I will miss him for a very long time. May his soul rest in eternal peace. I have his family in my prayers and thoughts.

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@BaseerUlHaqIAS Festivals are meant to defeat communal mindset.

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@ElonMuskNews47 👍

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

They deserve minimum human dignity but suffer worst

[Shahid Choudhary @listenshahid]

A little kindness on the road can make a long journey easier: It’s migration time!

Each autumn, 98,000+ families undertake the world’s largest climate-driven seasonal migration, walking nearly 600 km from mountain pastures to winter homes. I have often seen them moving at night to avoid traffic, sometimes met with honking or even harshness on highways.

Few years ago our team set up transit shelters and piloted a transport service, small steps that made a difference. I remain hopeful that more such facilities will come.

Till then, respect costs nothing: if you can’t offer water, a smile or wave will mean the world. #Transhumance #ClimateMigration

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@arshad_noomani اللہ تعالیٰ ان کو خوش رکھے

[Khalid Mustafa @mustafabhatti]

@GulamAliKhatana Any causality?