Slogans on statehood from the treasury benches and a BJP protest in the Well marked the opening of the J&K Assembly’s autumn session.
The session began in Srinagar on Monday and will run for seven days.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sought a constructive debate.
The BJP tried to corner the government on public issues.
The Centre’s pending promise of statehood was raised by the ruling alliance.
The opening was overshadowed by protests, with BJP members storming the Well of the House over public issues.
Members of the ruling alliance on the treasury benches raised slogans demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP tried to corner the Abdullah government on a range of public issues as the session opened.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the session is an opportunity for meaningful debate and discussion on the issues faced by the public.
He sought a constructive debate during the session.
The session is expected to take up issues ranging from employment and reservation to development, electricity, governance and public welfare.
The demand for the restoration of statehood is expected to be one of the central themes of the session.
Jammu and Kashmir has been a Union Territory with a legislature since the reorganisation of the erstwhile state in 2019.
The treasury benches pointed to the Centre’s pending promise of restoring statehood while raising slogans in the House.
The session is being held for seven days, giving the government and the opposition a platform to debate the issues.
Private members’ resolutions are among the business that the Assembly typically takes up during its sessions.
Disruptions on the opening day often lead to adjournments, and the business of the House can be affected until order is restored.
The high stakes for the ruling coalition in this session were flagged in advance by local media.
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly building, Srinagar (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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