Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs on Friday staged a protest and disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, demanding the establishment of a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu as the second phase of the Budget session began in Srinagar.
The BJP legislators raised slogans, seeking clarity from the government on the proposed location of the university.
They argued that Jammu has been deprived of premier educational institutions and demanded an immediate decision. Holding placards inside the House, the legislators continued sloganeering as soon as proceedings began, bringing normal business to a halt.
The second leg of the 2026 Budget session started amid protests, with the opposition — particularly the BJP — expected to corner the government over unfulfilled poll promises, regional concerns, and the restoration of statehood.
In a post on X, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference Chairman Sajjad Gani Lone wrote: “In October last year, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah assured the Assembly that the National Law University would start functioning from Ompora, Budgam, in Kashmir, from 2026.”
Lone questioned the delay and asked why no notification had been issued yet to establish the university in Ompora, Budgam, as per Section 3 of the J&K NLU Act.
“The authority to establish the university rests with the government of Jammu and Kashmir. If the elected government now opts for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the hope of starting classes in 2026 is impossible because the examination has already been conducted,” he said.
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