Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking restoration of special status, which was withdrawn through the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre in 2019, amid uproar, media reports said.
Chaos inside the assembly after Omar Abdullah led government tables resolution seeking the restoration of Article 370.
The bill was one of the promises made by JKNC in its election manifesto.pic.twitter.com/a4XorspWgf
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The resolution was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary.
It was seconded by ruling National Conference leader and minister Sakina Masood.
The Assembly has done its job, said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Assembly has done its job, says Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) after Assembly passes resolution for restoration of JKs special status.pic.twitter.com/rIkCy9Kf0h
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs protested against the resolution, which was brought on the third day of the inaugural assembly session after the Omar Abdullah government came to power.
Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Sunil Sharma said as quoted by News 18, When business was about discussion on Lt Governors address, how this resolution?
BJPs MLAs holds strong protest in JK Assembly over the passing of resolution by NC on restoration of Article 370. pic.twitter.com/bkDj3wbX5l
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In a historic move, the BJP-led Centre on August 5, 2019 abrogated Articles 370 and 35A stripping the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir of special status.
The Centre also bifurcated the erstwhile state into two union territories, namely Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
For the first time since the abrogation, Jammu and Kashmir headed for the assembly elections in September-October 2024.
The assembly elections brought the NC-Congress alliance to power but significantly saw BJPs dominance in the Jammu region of the union territory.
The NC-Congress alliance won 48 seats (42 of NC and 6 of Congress) with majority of them yielded from the Kashmir valley while the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Jammu region winning 29 seats.
PDP has won only three seats in a significant drop from the figure of 28 which it had registered in the last assembly elections held in 2014.
