J&K CM Omar Abdullah Holds Meeting with NC MLAs; Statehood Restoration Demand to Be Raised in Parliament
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah convened a meeting of National Conference (NC) MLAs at Dachigam, where legislators resolved to formally demand the restoration of J&K's statehood status. The MLAs decided to stage a protest in New Delhi on the opening day of Parliament's monsoon session to amplify this demand at the national level. J&K was downgraded from a full state to a Union Territory in October 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370, a move upheld by the Supreme Court in December 2023 while directing that statehood be restored 'as soon as possible.' The meeting also surfaced internal governance concerns, with MLAs expressing dissatisfaction over ministers' responsiveness to constituency-level issues. For UPSC aspirants, this development encapsulates the unresolved constitutional question of J&K's political status and the tension between Centre-State relations in a UT framework.
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Q1. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was enacted under which Article of the Constitution, and what was the precise outcome it produced regarding Ladakh?
Q2. A constitutional scholar argues: 'J&K's current status creates a structural accountability deficit — elected ministers are held responsible by voters for outcomes they do not fully control.' Which of the following institutional features of a Union Territory with a legislature most directly supports this argument?
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court's December 2023 judgment in 'In Re: Article 370' and J&K's constitutional status: 1. The Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of Article 370 and directed the Election Commission to conduct Assembly elections in J&K by September 2024. 2. The Court directed the Centre to restore statehood to J&K 'as soon as possible,' but did not fix an enforceable deadline, placing the obligation in a legally grey zone. 3. J&K is the only Union Territory in India that has a legislative assembly, making its continued UT status constitutionally anomalous. 4. The Supreme Court's direction on statehood restoration is legally equivalent to a writ of mandamus and is therefore directly enforceable against the Union Government. Which of the statements given above are correct?