J&K Assembly starts debate on 33 private members Bills, three fail to pass

With Statehood presumption not successful sight, the J&K Assembly connected Monday (March 30, 2026) began voting connected astir 33 backstage members’ Bills, including those connected the protection of land, regularisation of jobs, and the instrumentality of Pandits. However, 3 Bills submitted by Opposition parties already failed to walk the level test. 

Those Bills that failed to walk the level trial included PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Parra’s Sheikh-ul-Alam University Bill for Pulwama; BJP legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia’s Bill connected extortion of temples and retrieval of illegally occupied land, and Congress legislator Nizam-ud-Din Bhat’s Bill connected equitable accidental of employment successful the civilian services.

“J&K’s successive governments, including the contiguous dispensation led by Omar Abdullah, person ensured extortion of temples, mosques, gurdwaras and churches alike,” said Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, portion opposing the Bill of the BJP.

The ruling National Conference (NC) has 42 members successful the 90-member House. 

Former J&K Chief Minister and Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, who attended the J&K Assembly successful the visitors’ gallery, described the backstage members’ Bills arsenic the party’s bid “to rebuild the Assembly ceramic by brick”, successful the aftermath of the downgrading of J&K into a UT successful 2019.

“Bills person been introduced connected regular wage workers, onshore rights, and the instauration of a abstracted part for Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal regions. Both the authorities and Opposition request to enactment unneurotic to code the disempowerment of the Assembly and reconstruct its effectiveness,” Ms. Mufti said.

All eyes are connected NC legislator Tanvir Sadiq’s J&K Land Grants (Restoration and Protection) Bill, 2025. “The Bill, if passed, volition undo the amendments made to the Land Grants Act 1960 successful 2022. It volition bring alleviation to those locals who legally person leased onshore with them for schools, shops, and hotels. I anticipation the Bill comes up for statement and is adopted,” Mr. Sadiq said.

The J&K Assembly has earmarked 2 days for the backstage subordinate Bills. J&K Chief Minister has supported the ruling party’s bid to reason the 3 backstage members’ Bills. “The authorities does not reason immoderate backstage members’ Bills without owed consideration. All proposals are examined successful item earlier a presumption is taken,” said Mr. Abdullah.

The House volition besides statement connected Bills seeking a prohibition connected the merchantability and depletion of liquor successful the Union Territory and regularisation of casual and daily-rated workers and societal information provisions for unemployed youth.