By Peerzada Ashiq
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Waheed-ur-Rehmaan Parra on Monday (November 4, 2024) brought a resolution against the 2019 move of the Centre to abrogate J&K’s special constitutional status during the first session of the J&K Assembly of Union Territory.
Speaking after the election of veteran National Conference (NC) leader Abdul Rahim Rather, Mr. Parra congratulated Mr. Rather and referred to the Constituent Assembly of 1951 when NC founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was in power.
“Like the Constituent Assembly of Sheikh Abdullah time, this Assembly too is a transition to negotiate our relation. I have a small request that a resolution is passed in the House. I, on behalf of my party, bring a resolution to oppose the J&K Reorganisation Act and for the restoration of Article 370,” Mr. Parra said.
The PDP legislator’s move triggered a ruckus in the House. The BJP legislators were up in arms and sought the resolution be discarded. “This is not appropriate on the first day. Such matters should not be introduced in this House,” BJP Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma said.
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