In a significant development, ruling National Conference (NC) leader and MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday issued a stern warning against any attempts to misinterpret the resolution seeking restoration of J&K’s special status passed by the Assembly in its recent session.
The 5-day fiery session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has ended in Srinagar, but its deliberations are echoing in the crucial poll bound Maharashtra and Jharkhand where the top BJP leadership is utilizing the Article 370 restoration resolution as an election issue to pin down its rival INDIA alliance.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday, described the resolution on the restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir moved by the National Conference (NC) in the legislative assembly as “half-hearted” and “lacking conviction”.
The resolution, passed by voice vote, urged the Centre to engage in dialogue with elected representatives to restore the region's special status.
Giving details, an official spokesman said that “the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has passed a resolution urging the Union Government to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.
In its first cabinet meeting, the Omar Abdullah led government has reportedly passed a resolution asking the Centre to restore statehood of Jammu and Kashmir that was downgraded as a Union Territory on 5 August 2019.
Leader of Opposition in Municipal Corporation of Delhi and former Mayor Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh has alleged that the resolutions were passed without the majority during the House meeting on Saturday.
The Chief Minister added that PM Modi has established India as the world's fifth-largest economic power and is committed to making India a developed nation by 2047.
The resolution further stated the BJP was determined that a grand Ram Temple should come up in his birthplace.
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