Srinagar, Sep 25 (KNS): National Conference MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani, ( Altaf Kalloo) on Friday raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly the issue of a social media video that he alleged had misrepresented an incident involving him and another elected representative.

Raising the matter during the proceedings of the House, MLA Kalloo urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to take appropriate action regarding the social media coverage, alleging that the video and its accompanying description were disrespectful towards elected representatives.

According to the MLA, a video showing him interacting with another MLA was circulated on social media a day earlier with the claim that he was offering ‘gutka’ to the other legislator.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

MLA Kalloo, however, clarified that the substance shown in the video was chewing gum and not gutka, and objected to what he described as an incorrect portrayal of the incident.

“Yesterday, my video was uploaded on social media showing that I was giving gutka to another MLA, but that was nothing, it was a chewing gum. They are disrespecting us,” he said in the House.

The MLA sought the Speaker’s intervention and urged that appropriate action be considered against those responsible for what he alleged was misleading or disrespectful coverage of elected representatives. (KNS)