<p> Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Enemy Property Act, which would disallow successors of migrants to Pakistan and China during partition from claiming their properties. <br /><br />The bill came back to Lok Sabha after Rajya Sabha made changes to it last week. The Lower House incorporated the changes and passed it on voice vote. <br /><br />According to a government report, India holds assets worth at least Rs 1.07 lakh crore, including 11,882 acre of land belonging to people who migrated to Pakistan after 1965 and 1971 wars. <br /><br />There are also 149 immovable enemy properties of Chinese nationals spread over Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.<br /><br />When the bill was moved, RSP MP M K Premachandran moved a statutory amendment seeking clarification on properties already acquired by heirs of the enemy property owners.<br /><br />Home Minister Rajnath Singh responded by saying the amendments will put an end to the long-pending issue of clarifying the aspects of the bill.</p>
<p> Parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the Enemy Property Act, which would disallow successors of migrants to Pakistan and China during partition from claiming their properties. <br /><br />The bill came back to Lok Sabha after Rajya Sabha made changes to it last week. The Lower House incorporated the changes and passed it on voice vote. <br /><br />According to a government report, India holds assets worth at least Rs 1.07 lakh crore, including 11,882 acre of land belonging to people who migrated to Pakistan after 1965 and 1971 wars. <br /><br />There are also 149 immovable enemy properties of Chinese nationals spread over Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.<br /><br />When the bill was moved, RSP MP M K Premachandran moved a statutory amendment seeking clarification on properties already acquired by heirs of the enemy property owners.<br /><br />Home Minister Rajnath Singh responded by saying the amendments will put an end to the long-pending issue of clarifying the aspects of the bill.</p>
