Muzaffarabad (Azadi Tiimes) – The spokesperson for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission has issued a press release emphasizing the mandatory requirement for all Kashmir Council members to declare their assets, along with those of their dependent wives and children, before June 30 each year. The details of these assets must be submitted to the Election Commission by December 31 of the same year.
However, as of the current financial year 2021-22, certain members of the Kashmir Council have failed to comply with this requirement. Notable members who have not yet submitted their asset details include Shuja Khurshid Rathore, Muhammad Hanif, and Sardar Syab Khalid.
Similarly, under Section 78 Sub-section (4) of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Elections Act 2020, every member of the Legislative Assembly is obligated to submit details of their assets, along with those of their dependent wives and children, before June 30 each year. These details must also be compiled on stamp paper and submitted to the Election Commission by December 31 of the same year.
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Regrettably, several honorable members of the Legislative Assembly have yet to fulfill this obligation for the financial year 2021-22. The list of members who have not submitted their asset details includes:
Here are the constituencies listed in columns and rows:
| Mirpur Constituency | Bhimbar Constituency | Poonch and Sidhnuti Constituency | Neelam Constituency | Muzaffarabad Constituency | Jammu Constituency | Valley Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azhar Sadiq | Waqar Ahmad Noor | Sardar Mir Akbar Khan | Shah Ghulam Qadir | Sardar Muhammad Javed | Hafiz Hamid Raza | Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Loan |
| Chaudhry Qasim Majeed | Anwar Haq | Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi | Mian Abdul Waheed | Syed Bazal Ali Naqvi | Mohammad Akmal Sargala | Ghulam Mohiuddin Dewan |
| Zafraqbal Malik | Sardar Hasan Ibrahim Khan | Khawaja Farooq Ahmed | Raja Muhammad Siddique | Muhammad Asim Sharif | ||
| Chaudhry Mohammad Akhlaq | Ms. Shahida Sagheer | Raja Farooq Haider Khan | Abdul Majid Khan | |||
| Nisar Ansar Abdali | Sardar Muhammad Hussain Khan | |||||
| Sardar Atiq Ahmad Khan | ||||||
| Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan |
Additionally, members of the Legislative Assembly who hold reserved seats are also required to declare their assets. Failure to comply with this requirement by January 15, 2023, may result in the suspension of membership until the submission of asset details, as per Section 78 Sub-section (6) of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Elections Act 2020.
