Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 21: Deputy Speaker Nazir Gurezi today ordered expulsion of Independent MLA from Langate Engineer Rashid from the Assembly for two days but later revoked the decision.
Engineer Rashid, who continued protests from his seat and in Well of the House, demanding release of what he called a 14-year old boy and an 87-year old man, lodged in Kot Bhalwal jail, was marshaled out of the House on the directions of the Deputy Speaker Nazir Gurezi during debate on the grants of Forests Ministry.
The Deputy Speaker ordered expulsion of Rashid from the Assembly for two days for not maintaining decorum in the House.
However, later he revoked his decision of expulsion of Rashid and called him back.
Later while giving reply in the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri said that as per the SSP and DC the boy is not minor.
However, SP, Kot Bhalwal Jail will be asked to conduct test to know his age whether he is a minor or not, he said.
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