Amid ruckus, BJP MLAs ‘thrown out’ of J&K Assembly

A brawl broke out between the BJP MLAs and marshals of the JampK Assembly on Thursday after the Speaker directed eviction of opposition members who had stormed the well during their protest over the special status resolutionAt least three MLAs were marshalled out on the directions of Speaker Abdul Rahim RatherSoon after the Assembly met this morning uproar prevailed as BJP members protested against the resolution that was passed on WednesdayWhile BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma was speaking over the resolution AIP leader and MLA Langate Sheikh Khursheed jumped into the well displaying a banner that read Articles 370 and 35A be restoredThis infuriated the BJP members who also jumped into the well and snatched the banner and tore into piecesAs the uproar continued the Speaker issued directions that nothing should be recorded or reported and directed marshalling out of BJP members who stormed the well leading to a scuffle between Assembly marshals and the BJP MLAslsquoCanrsquot annulrsquoSpeaker Abdul Rahim Rather rejected the BJPrsquos demand for either rolling back the special status resolution passed by the House on Wednesday or stepping down and said if the party does not have faith in him it should bring a noconfidence motionHe also rebuked the party for its ldquocheap sloganeeringrdquo and said he cannot tolerate members entering into the Well of the House and stomping over the national emblem placed on the Assembly Secretaryrsquos chair ldquoThey BJP are asking the Speaker to take back the resolution The Speaker does not have the powers Anything passed by the House can only be undone by the House itself Speakers cannot do it The Speaker has limited powers in these issues he has to preside count and give decisions based on the facts before himrdquo Rather saidFresh resolution submittedA group of MLAs from the PDP and the Peoplesrsquo Conference submitted a fresh resolution in the Assembly demanding immediate restoration of Articles 370 and 35A in their original form They also called for the reversal of all changes introduced in the UT after the erstwhile state was stripped of its special status in 2019This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever