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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will pass a resolution against the Centre's decision to end Article 370 in its first decision after the Assembly polls in the Union Territory...
Often hitting out at abrogation of Article 370, which came into enactment on August 5, 2019, after a Bill was passed both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Omar Abdullah said that a resolution against the centre's decision to strip the region of its statehood and special status would be the Assembly's first order of business...
"The Jammu and Kashmir assembly, in its first order of business after elections, will pass a resolution against the centre's decision to strip the region of its statehood and special status," the former Chief Minister said.. Notably, Omar Abdullah's remarks came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1..
The announcement of elections for the 90-member Assembly came a month after the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, with a directive to conduct elections in the Union Territory by September 30...
We have full faith that people in Jammu and Kashmir will take part in the elections in a big way," Mir said.. Itija Mufti, a prominent People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader and the daughter of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, also welcomed the EC's announcement...
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