Overview
- Heated exchanges and sloganeering erupted in the J&K Assembly after NC MLA Javid Hassan Baig pressed for “special status,” prompting BJP protests.
- Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma challenged legislators to show the phrase in the Constitution and asserted that Article 370 is “buried.”
- NC’s Baig framed “special status” as the combined restoration of Article 370, Article 35A, the J&K Constitution, and the state flag.
- Sharma argued the term is commonly used for economic or jobs packages and accused the Abdullah-led NC of using it to deflect from governance lapses.
- The confrontation changes no law, with Article 370 already abrogated in 2019, as the NC-led government has passed resolutions seeking restoration and holds 41 of 90 seats with the BJP at 29.