Jammu & Kashmir: At least 15 BJP members, on Friday, marshalled out of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly as they attempted to protest in the well of the house.
They have been protesting in the house since its commencement over resolution on special status which was passed on Wednesday, November 6, by the government. Langate legislator Sheikh Khurshid was also among the leaders who were removed.
‘Remove them away…’
The BJP members had jumped into the well, grabbed the papers, and tore them into pieces, causing the speaker to marshall them out. “Remove them away…” J&K Assembly’s newly elected speaker Abdul Rahim Rather could be heard repeating, ordering for the BJP leaders to be rushed out, according to the visuals released by the ANI. Amid the chaos, the speaker had reportedly adjourned the proceedings for 15 minutes.
When the House met for the day in the morning, the BJP MLAs had raised slogans like ‘Pakistani agenda nahi chalega’. Following the adjournment, the MLAs continued to protest, even after Rahim Rather requested them to take their seats.
J&K Assembly ruckus: The story behind
Following the passing of the resolution on Wednesday, the Assembly urged the Centre to begin discussions with elected representatives from the region to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and constitutional guarantees, and to establish the necessary constitutional mechanisms for this purpose.
“This Legislative Assembly reaffirms the importance of the special status and constitutional guarantees, which safeguarded the identity, culture and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and expresses concern over their unilateral removal,” PTI quoted Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary as saying.
J&K Assembly
Today’s episode marks the third day that the Assembly has been witnessing a series of ruckus. On November 7, the assembly erupted into chaos after Engineer Rashid’s brother and MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh displayed a banner on Article 370, the provision granting special status to the erstwhile state abolished in August 2019.
