Srinagar- Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday said the ruling National Conference (NC) has fulfilled its promise on moving the resolution on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in the first session of the Legislative Assembly.
“We had said in our manifesto and during the campaign that the resolution will be the first business of the assembly. Today was the first day for the routine business in the Assembly and the NC brought the resolution.
“I am thankful to (chief minister) Omar Abdullah, my colleagues and the party for fulling the promise,” Mehdi told reporters here.
He said the issue does not end there. “This is a struggle and today, the doors for that struggle have been opened,” he added.
The Lok Sabha MP said he has tried in his humble capacity to raise the issue in Parliament but it was important to raise this in the Assembly as well.
“So, it is a combined, consolidated effort of the state. Now, we have to take this struggle forward,” he said.
The NC leader said the majority in the Assembly supports the resolution and is in favour of the sentiment.
Assembly Has Done Its Job
Earlier Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the Assembly has done its job after it passed a resolution seeking a dialogue between the Centre and elected representatives for the restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state.
The resolution, which also expressed “concern” over the “unilateral removal” of the special status, was passed without any debate as the Speaker put it to voice vote amidst noisy scenes.
“The assembly has done its job. I will only say this much,” a beaming Abdullah told reporters outside the assembly complex.
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