J&K: National Conference to skip remaining legislative session as protest over state’s special status

National Conference on Thursday said that party legislators will boycott the rest of the legislative session as a protest.

The National Conference issued a statement in this regard alleging that the protest against the government’s conspiracies to trample the aspirations of the people by demolishing the state’s special status.

On Wednesday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah dubbed passing of resolution over GST implementation in the state as a sham and questioned there was absolutely no clarity on constitutional safeguards for the state.

Jammu and Kashmir: National Conference legislators will boycott remaining part of the legislative session as a protest: NC Statement

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"With absolutely no clarity of what 'constitutional safeguards' the BJP-PDP government in J&K has agreed with the centre, the sham resolution passes," Omar had written on Twitter.

Protest against the Government’s machinations to trample the aspirations of the people by demolishing the State’s special status: NC

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The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly had adopted a resolution for implementing the GST in the state amid protests by the NC and the Congress.

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