Jammu, Sept. 25 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly descended into chaos on Friday as a resolution moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah demanding immediate restoration of statehood triggered a furious clash between the ruling National Conference-led coalition and the Opposition BJP, forcing Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to adjourn the House till Monday.
The uproar was not over the demand for statehood itself, but over the resolution's text, which invoked the autonomy resolution passed by the erstwhile state's Assembly on June 26, 2000. The resolution called on the Centre for the "immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir," explicitly building on both the 2000 resolution and one passed on November 6, 20...