Archive · 1 Oct 2026
BJP Protests Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Resolution on Statehood
The BJP held protests in Jammu and Srinagar.
It was angry about a resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
The resolution dealt with restoring statehood and included a request about autonomy.
BJP leaders said there was not enough discussion before the resolution was passed.
They also said their lawmakers were removed when they objected.
The protesters blamed the government for not keeping its election promises.
They demanded that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resign and that the government be dissolved.
Police and paramilitary forces were deployed during the demonstrations.
The BJP protested in Jammu and Srinagar against the National Conference-led government.
The demonstrations opposed an Assembly resolution seeking statehood, including autonomy.
BJP leaders accused the government of inadequate discussion and broken election promises.
Protesters demanded Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resignation and dissolution of the government.
BJP alleged its legislators were denied debate time and removed from the Assembly.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, including MP Jugal Kishore Sharma and spokesperson Altaf Thakur, protested against the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government.
- What
- The BJP protested an Assembly resolution concerning statehood and autonomy and demanded Omar Abdullah’s resignation and the government’s dissolution.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- At Kachi Chawani and other locations in Jammu, and outside the BJP office in Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar.
- Why
- The BJP said the resolution was passed without adequate discussion, diverted attention from public welfare, and involved proposals the NDA government had previously rejected.
BJP Opposition
Assembly Resolution Position
Statehood and autonomy
BJP Opposition
The BJP opposed the resolution’s inclusion of greater autonomy, saying the NDA government had rejected such provisions years earlier.
Assembly Resolution Position
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly passed a resolution concerning statehood, including autonomy.
Assembly debate
BJP Opposition
The BJP alleged that its legislators were not given adequate opportunity to participate and were forcibly removed after raising objections.
Assembly Resolution Position
The resolution was passed by the Assembly, but the article does not provide the government’s response to the BJP’s allegations.
Government priorities
BJP Opposition
The BJP claimed the National Conference-led government was raising the issue to divert attention from public welfare and had failed to fulfill election promises.
Assembly Resolution Position
The article does not state the National Conference-led government’s response to these accusations.
- Protesting party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Opposed government
- National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government
- Resolution subject
- Statehood, including autonomy
- Jammu protest location
- Kachi Chawani
- Srinagar protest location
- BJP head office in Jawahar Nagar
- Main demands
- Omar Abdullah’s resignation and dissolution of the government
- Security arrangements
- Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed along the protest route