J&K legislators criticize law secretary's letter opposing statehood resolution

Jammu and Kashmir legislators have slammed a letter from the law secretary that challenged their authority to pass a resolution seeking statehood for the union territory. The lawmakers questioned whether the law secretary's position reduced the Assembly to the status of a panchayat, suggesting his letter undermined their legislative powers.

The dispute centres on the legality and scope of the Assembly's right to pass such a resolution. The legislators' pushback highlights tensions over the extent of decision-making powers held by the J&K Assembly since the territory's reorganisation.