Srinagar, April 11 -- The Union Territory's revenue has revealed that 83,742 domicile certificates have been issued to non-state subjects in the past two years. The data was presented in a written reply by the revenue department, headed by chief minister Omar Abdullah, to a question posed by People's Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Waheed Para during a recent session of the J&K Assembly.

The budget session of the J&K assembly was adjourned earlier than expected on Wednesday following chaos triggered by speaker Abdul Rahim Rather's refusal to allow a discussion on the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

The ministry reported that a total of 35.12 lakh domicile certificates have been issued across the Union Territory in the last two years, out of whi...