President Murmu nominates Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from J&K, to Rajya Sabha

President Droupadi Murmu, on the recommendation of the central government, nominated Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from Jammu and Kashmir, to Rajya Sabha. In a notification by the home affairs ministry, it was stated that the nomination came after the post was vacant due to the retirement of one of the nominated members.

Experts perceived the move as a significant one since the abrogation of Article 370.

On Saturday, the Union Home Ministry's notification stated, "In



exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (I) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to nominate Shri Gulam Ali to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated members."

In August 2019, the BJP-led Centre abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gave a special status to the state, and bifurcated the erstwhile J&K into Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.