J&K Assembly set to witness a highly charged budget session starting today

Having made their intentions clear on seeking restoration of Article 370 and an alcohol ban, the Kashmir-based opposition parties have set the tone for a highly charged budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that begins here on Monday.

- SP SHARMA

This will be the first budget by an elected government in J&K after seven years and since the historical state's downgrade to a Union Territory (UT) following the abrogation of Article 370.

While legislators of the valley-based political parties have already moved certain bills that are expected to generate much heat during the session, the BJP has made it clear that it will not allow any "unconstitutional and anti-national" issue to come up on the floor of the House.