Srinagar- Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said her party has submitted the Jammu and Kashmir Land Rights and Regularisation Bill, 2025, for discussion in the forthcoming session of the Legislative Assembly.
The proposed legislation, also termed Anti-bulldozer Bill, aims to regularise land holdings of individuals, families and institutions who have been in continuous possession of these lands for over 30 years. This will secure ownership rights, prevent arbitrary evictions, and ensure social and economic stability across Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba told reporters here.
Highlighting the ongoing land and lease crisis in Gulmarg and other parts of Kashmir, the former chief minister said that the Land Grant Rules, 2022, have ended the renewal of old leases, put