Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling upon the Government of India for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to the union Territory.
The resolution with reference to autonomy and special status was passed by a voice vote, with all parties barring the BJP supporting it.
Speaking before the resolution was passed, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister questioned the Centre over the delay in restoring statehood, saying that the Supreme Court's direction to restore it "at the earliest" could not mean waiting for two years.
Omar said his government had been waiting for the Centre to fulfil its promise of restoring statehood after the Assembly elections.
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