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Omar Abdullah Pushes Full Statehood Resolution in J&K Assembly

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution demanding full statehood, sparking a confrontation in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday.
The resolution cites the June 2000 autonomy and November 2024 special-status resolutions and says the centre pledged statehood after delimitation and elections.
BJP legislators entered the assembly well in protest of the resolution.
Opposition leader Sunil Sharma called the resolution anti-national and claimed the 2000 autonomy resolution was “rejected and torn up.”

History

Historical Context

After the 1947-48 war India administered Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 (adopted 1950), granting its own constitution and flag. The BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, revoked the article in August 2019 and split the state into two union territories on 31 October 2019 via a 103-clause act. Supreme Court upheld the revocation on 11 December 2023 and ordered statehood restoration, prompting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s push for full state status.

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Story summary

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution demanding full statehood, sparking a confrontation in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday.
The resolution cites the June 2000 autonomy and November 2024 special-status resolutions and says the centre pledged statehood after delimitation and elections.
BJP legislators entered the assembly well in protest of the resolution.
Opposition leader Sunil Sharma called the resolution anti-national and claimed the 2000 autonomy resolution was “rejected and torn up.”

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