Chaos in J-K Assembly for 3rd day as BJP protest special status resolution
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Srinagar: Ruckus erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for the third day on Friday as BJP members protested the special status resolution, prompting the speaker to marshal 12 opposition MLAs and Langate MP Sheikh Khurshid.
As the House reassembled for the day, BJP MLAs chanted slogans such as 'Pakistani agenda nahi chalega'.
BJP MLAs also jumped into the well of the House following which Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather directed that they be marshalled out.
Soon after they were evicted, 11 other BJP MLAs walked out of the House in protest, PTI reported.
The House has been witnessing uproar for the last two days as BJP MLAs protested vociferously after the passage of the resolution.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary had moved the resolution on Tuesday that said: "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."
It said the Assembly calls upon the Centre to initiate talks with elected representatives from the region for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and constitutional guarantees and to work out constitutional mechanisms for the same.
"This Assembly emphasises that any process for restoration must safeguard both national unity and the legitimate aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir," it added.