Jammu: Breaking new, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has endorsed the proposal favoured by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s cabinet promising to seek the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.
This changes represent a new process in political development of the region that It was established in the reorganisation in August of 2019. During a cabinet meeting presided by Omar Abdullah, such a decision as the return of Jammu and Kashmir statehood was proposed, yet, Article 370 and Article 35A are not even mentioned, both being abrogated during the reorganisation in 2019.
That reorganisation had resulted in the change of the status of Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory with Ladakh as another Union Territory. Essentially a plea for statehood and no words about Article 370. That is why the current proposal solely focuses on the restoration of statehood, although Article 370 has not been a secret topic to discuss. His National Conference had also focused on this matter during the recent Campaign period they also incorporated it in their platform and has now put squarely in their political banner.
There are reports that its authors are planning to present this proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its author Abdullah is expected to go personally to Delhi to push for it. Congress Keeps Its Distance Notably, the Congress party, which had allegedly been anointed a ministerial position in Abdullah’s cabinet, has kept off the current government.
Indian Opposition Congress Party Spokesman said that his party will not support the cabinet unless Jammu and Kashmir becomes a state again. Although the National Conference extended an invitation to Congress legislators to participate in the deliberations, the Congress has kept its ‘distance’ insisting on the reintegration of the state’s status before it participates in any ministerial formation.
When the Post Union Territory formed, there were few powers granted to the assembly apart from Being a speaker, making rules Not to debate anything which has a peril to the state be prevented from holding or getting an office of profit in the state. Transformations within political scenario have been seen much more vigorously after the re-categorization of the Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory in the year 2019.
This has also reduced the roles of the Chief Minister tremendously because many administrative functions are carried out under the authority of the Lieutenant Governor.
Moreover, new standards prescribed prorized limit the number of ministers in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly with only the Chief Minister excluding legislator which is ten percent of total member of the house.
Looking Ahead While the state of Jammu and Kashmir is going through this critical phase, the approval of this statehood restoration structure could be a new epoch making proposal. Further steps, such as Abdullah’s plan to submit the proposal to the PM are also expected as alternative plans, frameworks of the region’s development by both local and central authorities are proposed and analyzed.