J&K Assembly Descends Into Chaos as Omar Abdullah Moves Full-Statehood Resolution Citing 2000 Autonomy Vote; BJP Storms the Well

During the autumn session on September 25, 2026, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly calling for the 'immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir,' explicitly building on resolutions the House passed June 26, 2000 and November 6, 2024. BJP legislators objected to the reference to the 2000 autonomy resolution — which sought greater self-rule under Article 370 before its 2019 revocation — and alleged procedural violations, saying Abdullah read the resolution's content before formally tabling it. BJP members stormed the Well of the House and tore copies of the resolution; MLA Vikram Randhawa was escorted out after creating a disturbance, and BJP's R S Pathania declared 'We will not allow discussion on the issue of autonomy in the House.' Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather suspended proceedings for 30 minutes after lawmakers refused to return to their seats. The clash is a domestic governance dispute over J&K's constitutional status rather than a bilateral incident, but it underscores that the autonomy/statehood question Pakistan invokes in its own claims over Kashmir remains a live fault line in Indian politics as well.