29/09/2026
SRINAGAR, Sep 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory, amid protests and a walkout by BJP legislators.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who moved the resolution, said restoration of statehood was a right of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and urged the Centre to fulfil its earlier assurances.
"We have been patient, but for how long?" Abdullah asked during the debate, referring to the assurance before the Supreme Court that statehood would be restored at the earliest.
The Chief Minister also referred to the Supreme Court's December 2023 judgment on Article 370, under which the court directed that elections be held in Jammu and Kashmir and statehood be restored at the earliest.
The resolution states that, in addition to resolutions passed by the House on June 26, 2000 and November 6, 2024, the Assembly calls upon the Government of India for the "immediate ...