Why it is in the news
On 25 September 2026, the fourth day of the autumn session, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly calling upon the Government of India for the “immediate and urgent restoration of full Statehood” and resolving that it be forwarded to the Centre. BJP legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, tore copies and climbed onto tables, and Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the House without a vote.
The exam angle
Issue: Whether Parliament’s Article 3 power can reduce a State to a Union Territory, and how an elected UT government functions when core powers remain with the Centre.