Jammu: National Conference (NC) workers on Wednesday celebrated the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, urging the Centre to hold talks with elected representatives for the restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status.
Amidst uproar, the J&K Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution, requesting the Centre to engage in dialogue with the elected representatives for the restoration of special status of the former state.
Scores of NC workers, led by provincial president R L Gupta and secretary Sheikh Bashir, gathered at the party headquarters in Jammu and celebrated the passing in the Assembly of the resolution on special status.
Carrying party flags and chanting slogans in support of NC chief Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, the workers danced to the tunes of drums and burst crackers during the celebrations.
“We are very happy over the passage of the resolution in the Assembly on special status as it was in our manifesto. As promised by the NC, we have taken a step in this direction.
“Keeping the manifesto in view, people gave a big mandate to the NC. We have honoured their mandate,” Gupta told reporters.
He said this was a victory for all the people of J&K whose identity and special status were revoked by the BJP government in August 2019.
Bashir thanked the Deputy Chief Minister Choudhary for introducing the resolution and ensuring its passage in the Assembly.
“The NC has taken the first step to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In the days to come, the remaining promises in our manifesto will be fulfilled,” Bashir said.
As soon as the Assembly proceedings began in Srinagar, Choudhary moved the resolution for restoring J&K’s special status which the Centre had revoked on August 5, 2019.
The J&K Assembly proceedings were adjourned for an hour on Wednesday amidst an uproar after the House passed a resolution seeking dialogue between the Centre and elected representatives for the restoration of the former state’s special status.
