Srinagar, Jan 01 (KNS): The budget session of Jammu and Kashmir assembly is likely
to begin on a stormy note tomorrow as the main opposition National
Conference and the second largest opposition party in the assembly
Congress have worked out strategies to corner the Mehbooba Mufti led
PDP-BJP coalition government on the announcement of the panchayat
election amid worsening law and order situation, killing of civilians
during public protests, deepening power crisis in valley and vague
policy for regularisation of casual labours, .
More than one month -long budget session of the assemly would begin
with the Governor N N Vohra’s address to the joint sitting of
legislators tomorrow morning .  The State Finance Minister Haseeb
Drabu would present the budget on January 11.
It would be Drabu’s 4th consecutive budget and the first after the
implementation of GST regime in the State and country last year.
The opposition parties are expected to corner the Mehbooba Mufti-led
PDP-BJP government during the budget session on several issues
particularly announcement of the panchayat election amid worsening law
and order situation, killing of civilians during public protests,
deepening power crisis in valley and vague policy for regularisation
of casual labours .
It would have to be seen whether the opposition legislators allow
Governor Vohra’s address to go on smoothly. Last year the opposition
members had raised slogans and disrupted Governor’s address to the
joint sitting of legislators of Legislative Assembly and Legislative
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The opposition parties may corner government on the law and order
situation in the Valley, where five CRPF men were killed and three
others injured in the fidayeen attack on last day of 2017 and also
bring the government on its knees over issues like gag on government
employees for using social media.
The main opposition National Conference and Kashmir-based legislators including PDF Chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, CPI(M) Secretary M Y Tarigami and Independent legislator from Langate constituency of North
Kashmir Er Rasheed  are likely  to raise the issue of civilian killings in Valley, law and order situation, regularisation of daily wagers and other such issues during the budget session.
State Congress Gh Ahmed Mir told KNS that Congress would be raising
pro-people issues in the Assembly session. “We will raise the issue of
law and order in Valley, power crisis, lack of development works in
the State and other issues being faced by the people,” he said.
Legislative Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta has sought the
cooperation of political parties for smooth conduct of budget session,
which would end on February 10. In a statement issued here on Monday
he said equal opportunities would be provided to each political party
to raise issues of public importance including developmental
aspiration of people during the course of the session. (KNS)