Overview
- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on Monday calling on the central government to urgently restore full statehood and to forward the resolution to New Delhi.
- BJP legislators erupted in the House by occupying the well, tearing business papers and staging mock proceedings to block debate and then walked out before the Speaker put the motion to a voice vote.
- The BJP filed a formal notice seeking removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, and the Speaker said the motion will be placed on the list of business and taken up only after the mandatory 14-day notice period.
- Six National Conference MLAs moved amendments to explicitly demand restoration of Articles 370 and 35A to their pre‑August 5, 2019 form while the BJP says the Assembly lacks the authority to reopen laws passed by Parliament.
- The dispute builds on the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and earlier Assembly resolutions in 2000 and November 2024, and it raises clear next steps to watch: whether the Centre responds, whether the Speaker’s removal motion advances, and whether legal challenges follow.