The Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly will reconvene next week after over six years, with the government set to present a resolution opposing the abrogation of Article 370.
The symbolic move aims to restore J&K’s pre-August 2019 status, including Ladakh, ETV Urdu reported.
A source close to the matter stated, “We are determined to move the resolution on Article 370 in the house in the first session. We are not digressing and will deliver what we promised in our manifesto.” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the Law and Parliamentary Affairs portfolio, is expected to present the resolution.
Since the 2019 abrogation, J&K was downgraded to a union territory, while Ladakh became a separate entity without a legislature.
This will be the first legislative session since the state assembly was dissolved in 2018.
Though the resolution is not legally binding, it may strain relations with New Delhi. A senior BJP leader acknowledged that while Omar Abdullah’s recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah was seen positively, the resolution would be “opposed tooth and nail.”
The National Conference, which secured 42 seats in the assembly, expects support from other opposition members, including the Peoples Democratic Party.
