BJP urges chief secretary to discard J&K statehood resolution, warns of centre friction
Opposition leader Sunil Sharma asked chief secretary Atal Dulloo not to forward the Jammu & Kashmir assembly's statehood resolution to New Delhi, saying it would damage centre-state relations.
The Jammu & Kashmir legislative assembly adopted a resolution seeking to restore statehood and invoking the 2000 autonomy declaration, prompting a walkout by BJP members. Sunil Sharma, the BJP opposition leader, appealed to chief secretary Atal Dulloo to withhold the document from the Centre, labeling it anti-constitutional and a threat to peace. He also called for speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to step down and said Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed unhappiness over the move.
The chief secretary and law secretary had previously warned the assembly that the issue was sub-judice, prompting criticism from National Conference members who argued the resolution should have been sent directly to the centre. The episode highlights growing political tension over J&K's constitutional status.
Why it matters
The dispute over the resolution could heighten tensions between Jammu & Kashmir and India's central government.
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