Srinagar: The Legislative Assembly Secretariat has disallowed a resolution submitted by Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir, citing that the issue was sub-judice.
Quoting sources, news agency KNO reported that the Assembly Secretariat has disallowed the resolution and wouldn’t be subjected to balloting taking place on October 22. “The resolution has been disallowed on the grounds that the matter is sub judice,” they said.
Under Rule 177 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, a resolution is inadmissible if it pertains to any matter currently under adjudication by a court of law anywhere in India.
Attempts to reach Lone for comment were unsuccessful.
Pertinently, the Supreme Court of India is hearing petitions on the same issue. On October 10, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai granted the Union Government four weeks to respond to multiple pleas seeking a time-bound roadmap for restoring statehood.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has recently said that he is seriously considering joining the case as a petitioner.
Meanwhile, speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Tuesday admitted a private resolution by a Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) MLA seeking a one-time exemption for electricity tariff outstanding against consumers.
The resolution was submitted by PDP MLA from Kupwara, Mir Fayaz.
The resolution submitted by MLA will now move to the next stage and be subjected to the ballot procedure in the upcoming Assembly session.
The initiative aims to provide much-needed relief to households burdened by rising power costs and frequent billing disputes.The resolution aims at one-time waiving off all outstanding dues with the consumers.
As per the rules of the Legislative Assembly, the resolution will be put to a vote through a ballot to decide whether or not it will be listed in the calendar of the assembly for seeking a vote to adopt or decline the resolution.
After the 2024 elections, in the 90-member J&K Assembly, NC has 42 seats, BJP 29, Congress six, PDP three, CPI M, Aam Aadmi Party, Peoples Conference, and Awami Ittehad Party one each while there are also six independents.
Congress later decided to support the Omar Abdullah-led NC government from outside without joining it.
