450 questions, 13 private members’ bills, and 55 resolutions in upcoming Jammu Kashmir assembly session

October 11, 2025 by News Desk

Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has received nearly 450 questions, 13 private members’ bills, and 55 private members’ resolutions for the upcoming nine-day session in Srinagar, beginning October 23, Daily Excelsior reported.

The session will include six sittings.

Officials said 33 private members’ bills from the previous budget session, held in Jammu from March 3 to April 9, remain pending, taking the total number of such bills to 46.

Two days each, earlier reserved for private members’ bills and resolutions during the budget session, were washed out due to protests by NC-Congress alliance members and others over the passage of the Waqf Bill in Parliament.

The Speaker had later announced that the pending bills would be taken up in the next session, while the resolutions lapsed.

“Nearly 450 questions have been received, though the final number will be confirmed after scrutiny, as some may not be admitted,” officials said.

Several resolutions have once again been submitted seeking the restoration of Jammu Kashmir’s statehood. Reports suggest that the Omar Abdullah-led government might also move a similar resolution of its own.

Legislators have also raised questions on issues including budgetary expenditure, industrial investment, regularisation of daily wagers, Panchayat elections, land encroachments, flood damages, and government job creation.

As per Assembly rules, each legislator could submit up to 10 questions (five starred and five unstarred), one private member’s bill by October 4, and two private members’ resolutions by October 7. However, only a few MLAs submitted bills or resolutions.

Out of 90 Assembly seats, two remain vacant, and six MLAs, including the Chief Minister, hold ministerial positions. AAP’s lone MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, remains detained under the Public Safety Act.

From the remaining 80 MLAs, the Secretariat received only 13 private members’ bills and 55 resolutions.

During the six sittings of the upcoming session, one day each has been earmarked for private members’ business, while three days are reserved for government business.

Officials said the government is likely to introduce new bills this time. In the budget session, only one bill, an amendment to the GST Act, was tabled and passed. With the government completing one year in office next week, more legislative business is expected.

The BJP, which leads the opposition with 28 MLAs, is preparing to question the government on multiple fronts. The party is expected to finalise its agenda in a meeting ahead of the session.

This will be the fourth session of the Union Territory’s Legislative Assembly.

The first was held in Srinagar in November last year, followed by the budget session in Jammu earlier this year, and a one-day special session in April after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, including 25 tourists.

Issues likely to dominate discussions include the demand for the restoration of statehood, the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, and flood-related damages.