Omar Abdullah introduces J&K statehood resolution in Assembly

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has moved a resolution seeking the restoration of the region’s statehood, according to NDTV. Abdullah said he had been repeatedly appealing to the Centre to restore statehood. His remarks accompanied the introduction of the resolution, although the supplied material does not provide its text or explain the timetable for consideration.

He also said he did not need a certificate from the Bharatiya Janata Party, rejecting the implication that his position on statehood depended on the party’s approval. The source does not identify the specific criticism to which he was responding. The available account does not say how the resolution was received in the Assembly, whether it was debated or voted on, or what response came from the Centre or the BJP.

It establishes that Abdullah has formally moved the resolution and reiterated his demand for the restoration of statehood, but provides no further information about its prospects or the next procedural step.