Union Home Minister Amit Shah while talking on the J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha on December 06 reiterated that Pak Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a part of India’s territory. He said, “...Two seats will be reserved for Kashmiri Migrant community members, and one seat in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be reserved for people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. For the first time, 9 seats will be reserved for SC/ST communities”. “Earlier there were 37 seats in Jammu, now there are 43. Earlier there were 46 in Kashmir, now there are 47 and in PoK, 24 seats have been reserved since PoK is ours...” he added.