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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has criticised opposition members for walking out over the use of the term “Union Territory,” saying the region remains one until the Parliament restores its statehood.
The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly passed a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, 2017, amid a walkout by People’s Conference member Sajad Gani Lone, who alleged that passing the bill amounts to endorsing the Union Territory status by the house.
Responding to the walkout, Abdullah said “Just because we have mentioned ‘Union Territory’ here and not anything else, it does not change anything. Unfortunately, until the Parliament of India restores our statehood, we will remain a Union Territory. So let us not politicise this.”
