SRINAGAR : Opposition Congress MLAs today staged a walkout in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after the Speaker disallowed their adjournment motion to discuss the killing of innocent people in the state.
As soon as the house assembled, Congress members rose to their feet and demanded that the Speaker suspend the Question Hour and allow a discussion on the killing of innocent people in various incidents of violence in the state.
However, Speaker Kavinder Gupta disallowed the motion, triggering protests and sloganeering from the Congress MLAs. They later staged a walk out from the house.
Meanwhile, Congress MLCs also staged a walkout in the Upper House of the legislature after Legislative Council Chairman Anayat Ali rejected their demand for discussion on issues such as hike in power tariff, imposition of service tax on helicopter services and rehabilitation of flood victims.
As the Question Hour began, Congress legislators rose on their seats and demanded a discussion on these issues.
The Chairman asked the protesting members to allow the Question Hour to proceed without any disruptions and did not allow any discussion prompting the MLCs to walk out from the House. (PTI)
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