‘J&Okay statehood not doable in a single assembly’: CM Omar Abdullah meets HM Shah | India Information
3 min learnSrinagarUp to date: Could 11, 2026 09:23 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday met Union Residence Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. Earlier than leaving for the assembly, the chief minister stated that points regarding J&Okay such because the delay in approval of enterprise guidelines, rationalisation of reservation, and the appointment of advocate common, have been among the many key issues he would carry up with the Residence Minister.
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Shri @OmarAbdullah Right now Union Residence and Cooperation Minister Shri @AmitShah Met with. pic.twitter.com/zYOAeZXw7z
— Residence Minister’s Workplace, HMO India (@HMOIndia) Could 11, 2026
Concerning the potential for a dialogue on restoration of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, which was declared a Union Territory in 2019, Omar stated, “If it was doable in a single assembly, we’d have achieved that by now.”
The approval of the Transaction of Enterprise Guidelines — which make clear the function, obligations and powers of the chief minister, cupboard ministers and officers in J&Okay vis-a-vis the Lieutenant Governor — has been pending within the UT since Omar took over because the chief minister. These guidelines are important for making certain the sleek functioning of the UT authorities with twin buildings of energy. The foundations, as per authorities sources, had been finalised final 12 months however are but to be formally notified.
Moreover, a significant public demand in J&Okay has been the rationalisation of reservation, with common class college students demanding an even bigger share of alternatives. Omar stated Monday that the reservation file, cleared by the J&Okay cupboard, has been referred to Delhi by the Lieutenant Governor, and that he would carry it up within the assembly with the Residence Minister.
Equally, the place of advocate common has been mendacity vacant in J&Okay ever because the elected authorities took over in October 2024. The final AG had been requested to proceed in workplace by the NC authorities however he had submitted his resignation. The appointment has been delayed because of lack of readability over who would appoint the UT’s subsequent AG.
With regard to a latest order by the Centre granting the management of telecom to the LG’s workplace, Omar stated, “This needs to be below his (LG Manoj Sinha’s) management in any case…That is in accordance with the J&Okay Reorganisation Act. Tapping telephones or suspending web providers, these orders are issued below the Residence Division and that’s his area.”
So long as the house division and legislation and order powers stay with the LG, Omar stated, “these powers ought to stay with” LG sinha.
