Jammu, March 27 -- A private member's bill by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para, seeking 16 new districts and two divisions in Jammu and Kashmir, has stirred up a hornets' nest with ruling National Conference (NC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticising the bill even as LG Manoj Sinha recommends its introduction and consideration.

The NC termed it a "sabotage bill," while the BJP said it was "toeing the line of Pak's ISI for creating Greater Kashmir."

The bill- The Jammu and Kashmir Territorial Administrative Reorganization Bill, 2026- seeks a statutory framework for reorganisation of administrative divisions, districts, sub-divisions and tehsils across J&K.

According to an official order, issued in pursuance of sub-s...