SRINAGAR : Proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today started on a noisy note with the Opposition demanding an inquiry into the alleged distribution of sugar to woo voters in Anantnag constituency, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is pitted against seven other candidates, seeking mandate in the June 22 bypolls.
As soon as the House met in the morning, the Opposition, including National Conference (NC) and Congress, were on their feet, demanding inquiry into allegations.
Congress member Nawang Rigzin Jora requested Speaker Kavinder Gupta to ask government to come clean on the allegations.
“Sugar is being given to the people of Anantnag constituency to woo them, that too when the rest of the Kashmir valley has not been provided sugar from the last couple of months. You (Speaker) should ask Government to come clean on this issue,” he said.
However, Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura was quick to respond, saying if such allegations were proven right, they will dissolve the government. “This issue is being raised to gain political mileage,” he said.
Ms Mehbooba is seeking to become a member of the state Assembly within the mandatory period of six months of her swearing-in as Chief Minister in April. The Anantnag seat became vacant following the death of the then Chief Minister and Ms Mehbooba’s father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in a Delhi hospital in January this year. (AGENCIES)
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