Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Opposition Targets Omar Government Ahead Of J&K Assembly Session
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will meet for 10 days starting September 21.
Opposition parties say they will question the government about problems affecting people.
These problems include unemployment, alleged corruption and job outsourcing.
They also want answers about delayed elections for local councils and village bodies.
The BJP says the government has not kept some promises made during the 2024 elections.
One promise it mentioned was providing 200 units of free electricity.
The PDP also wants the government to address reservation rules and the status of daily-wage workers.
The National Conference says it is working on its promises and wants the opposition to debate responsibly.
The 10-day autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly begins in Srinagar on September 21.
Opposition parties plan to raise job outsourcing, unemployment, corruption and delayed local-body elections.
The BJP says the government has failed to fulfil election promises, including 200 units of free electricity.
The PDP plans to focus on unemployment, reservation policy and regularising government daily wagers.
The National Conference says it will present its progress report and is working to fulfil its electoral promises.
- Who
- The Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government, the BJP, the PDP and other Jammu and Kashmir legislators.
- What
- A 10-day autumn Assembly session is expected to feature opposition challenges over governance, public issues and unfulfilled electoral promises.
- When
- The session begins on September 21; the report is dated September 14.
- Where
- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Srinagar.
- Why
- Opposition parties want answers on unemployment, outsourcing, corruption, delayed local-body elections and alleged failures to fulfil election promises.
Opposition parties
National Conference government
Government performance
Opposition parties
The BJP says the Omar Abdullah-led government has failed on all fronts, while the PDP says it must answer for public issues and electoral promises.
National Conference government
National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar says the government is doing its best to fulfil its promises and will present its progress report.
Assembly conduct
Opposition parties
Opposition parties intend to use the short session to raise as many public concerns as possible.
National Conference government
The National Conference says the opposition should play a responsible role and avoid creating a sensation.
Electoral promises
Opposition parties
The BJP says promises such as 200 units of free electricity remain unfulfilled and that development work has stalled after the elections.
National Conference government
The National Conference says it does not claim to have done everything but is on the way to fulfilling its electoral commitments.
- Session duration
- 10 days
- Opening date
- September 21
- Location
- Srinagar
- Main opposition concerns
- Job outsourcing, unemployment, corruption and delayed Panchayat and Urban Local Bodies elections
- BJP-cited promise
- 200 units of free electricity
- PDP priorities
- Unemployment, reservation policy and regularisation of government daily wagers
- Speaker
- Abdul Rahim Rather