Jammu, October 23, 2025 – The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly reconvened this morning in Srinagar for its nine-day autumn session, opening with a somber note of obituary references for six deceased MLAs, setting a tone of reflection before diving into the meaty stuff: developmental projects, public welfare schemes, and economic recovery. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather called the house to order at 11 AM sharp, with the chamber filling with 80 members from NC’s ruling bloc, BJP opposition, and independents, as condolences echoed for the departed – a ritual that’s become a poignant bookmark in J&K’s political calendar.
The session, the first since the 2024 elections, quickly shifted gears to the real talk: motions on flood rehabilitation (Rs 5,000 crore needed after August’s deluge that claimed 150 lives and wrecked 4,000 homes), Pahari job quotas, and land rights – hot on the heels of PDP’s anti-bulldozer bill from last week. NC’s Omar Abdullah, as CM, tabled the agenda around noon, pushing for “people-centric governance” with a nod to yesterday’s RS poll sweep where NC grabbed three seats. BJP’s Sunil Kumar Sharma, from the opposition benches, fired back by 1 PM: “Welfare words are fine, but deliver on borders – Samba’s drone scares can’t wait.”