Jammu and Kashmir domicile certificates for 12,000 ‘outsiders’

Govt spokesperson Rohit Kansal has said that 99% of these certificates have been issued to erstwhile holders of permanent resident certificates

More than 12,000 “outsiders” are among the 12.5 lakh people who have received domicile certificates in Jammu and Kashmir under the new domicile laws for the fledgling Union Territory.

Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal has said that 99 per cent of these certificates have been issued to erstwhile holders of permanent resident certificates (PRCs).

Most people in Jammu and Kashmir view the remaining one per cent as “outsiders”, and believe that the Muslim-majority state’s special status was...