Srinagar, March 26 -- The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly passed Jammu and Kashmir goods and services tax (Amendment) bill, 2025, amid a walkout by People's Conference president and MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone, who alleged that passing the bill amounts to endorsing the Union Territory status by the house. Lone said that by using the expression "Government of UT of Jammu and Kashmir", the government was ratifying the UT status.
The bill was passed by voice vote. Introduced by the Chief Minister, the bill aims to align the Union Territory's GST Act with recent amendments made to the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
This was the first bill of the budget session by the National Conference-led government, introduced on behalf of the Chief M...