During the Jammu-Kashmir assembly session, there was a fierce scuffle between the MLAs on Thursday. The MLAs of the ruling party and the opposition BJP grabbed each other's collars and pushed each other. In which 3 MLAs of BJP have been injured. After the uproar in the house, the speaker suspended the proceedings of the assembly for 20 minutes.
Langat MLA Khurshid Ahmed Sheikh raised the banner of restoring Article 370 in the House. After this BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma opposed it. BJP MLAs started chanting slogans against the opposition.
The streak of opposition by BJP MLAs did not stop here. They reached Ahmed Sheikh and snatched the banner from his hands and tore it. Meanwhile, the MLAs of the ruling National Conference also clashed with the BJP MLAs in support of Sheikh. After this, Marshall expelled the BJP MLAs from the House.
Sheikh's brother accused of terror funding MLA Khurshid Ahmed Sheikh, who hoisted the banner, is the brother of Engineer Rashid, Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla. Rashid was arrested under the UAPA in 2016 on charges of terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir. He is lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019.
November 6 was the third day of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly session. Proceedings were adjourned for the day following the commotion.
A proposal to restore Article 370 was passed in the Assembly on November 6 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution to restore the state's special status (Article 370). The BJP alleged that the National Conference is misleading the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said that no legislature can bring back Articles 370 and 35A.
In the proposal, it was written – the government should talk about the special status of Jammu and Kashmir As the House proceedings began, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Surinder Chaudhary moved a motion to restore the special status, which was revoked by the Center on August 5, 2019. It said, 'The special status of the state and the constitutional guarantee are important. It protects the identity, culture and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislature expressed concern over his unilateral removal.
BJP has called Deputy CM Surinder Singh 'Jaychand of Jammu'. Meanwhile, MLAs were seen climbing on the table and shouting slogans.
The National Conference promised in the manifesto The Central Government abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August 2019. During this time it was divided into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In the recently held assembly elections, the National Conference promised in its manifesto to strive for the restoration of Article 370. After passing the resolution, CM Omar Abdullah said that the assembly has done its job.
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