Srinagar, Jan 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has summoned the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to convene for its upcoming budget session beginning February 02, 2026.
The summon was issued by the LG in exercise of powers vested in him under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
“I, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me under Section 18(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, do hereby summon the Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to meet at Jammu on Monday, the 2nd of February, 2026 at 10:00 A.M.,” reads the summon.
The Council of Ministers had recommended to the LG to summon the Assembly from February 02.
The session will begin with the LG’s address to the House on February 02 at 10:00 A.M.
I, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, under the provisions of Section 21(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, call upon the Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to assemble in the Legislative Assembly Complex at Jammu on Monday, the 2nd of February, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. to hear my address,” reads the notice issued by the Assembly Secretariat.
After the discussions on the LG’s address are over, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds portfolio of Finance Department, is expected to present the Union Territory’s second budget in the first week of February.
According to sources, the Budget Session is likely to be held in two parts-the first before the holy month of Ramadhan and the second after Eid-ul-Fitr.
With the commencement of Ramadhan, the Assembly is likely to go on a month-long recess, after which the session will resume following Eid-ul-Fitr. (KNO)
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