Srinagar, May 28 (KNS): Soon after the day four of 2016-17 budget session resumed in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly, the opposition Saturday started sloganeering against the government and staged walk out.
Opposition parties including National Conference and Congress lawmakers staged walkout amid protests over “inadequate” rehabilitation of 2014 flood victims.
They alleged that the government had failed to rehabilitate the victims of 2014 floods.
The Congress lawmakers walked into well and disrupted the speech of PDP Minister Basharat Bukhari who was referring to a query from MLA Langate, Er Abdul Rashid
The National Conference lawmakers were also demanding discussion on NFSA and Handwara killings.
However, Rasheed further asked about Keran, Karnah and Uri Migrants who have crossed LoC in 1990s.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelThe government did not answer the question. He also referred to Naeem Akhtar’s assertion that J&K Government and Hurriyat Conference are on same page viz-a-viz return of Kashmiri Pandits.
Rasheed asked the government whether it was consulting Hurriyat on return of LoC migrants from those who are living in PaK.
However, J&K Government Spokesperson, Naeem Akhtar, said, “I talked about KPs because there were rumours that 2008-like situation was being created.”
Dissatisfied over the response from PDP-BJP government response to his question, MLA Langate, Er Rasheed staged walk out from the lower house. (KNS)