Srinagar, Oct 31: National Conference (NC) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Zadibal constituency, Tanvir Sadiq, on Friday said that the Land Grants Act Rules were being used aggressively in Kashmir while the authorities adopted leniency in the Jammu division.

He was speaking during the last day of the Autumn Session of the Assembly, which concluded on Friday.

Sadiq was speaking in reference to the figures provided by the government regarding expired leases in the Jammu division.

As per the reply to a query by MLA Sopore, Irshad Rasool Kar, 133 land leases had expired in the Jammu division.

“Speaker Sir, you will be surprised that 133 leased lands of Jammu have expired. As per the Land Rights Act of 2002, land leases have only expired in Kashmir, but nobody talks about it i

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