J&K Vidhan Sabha Session: The first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was stormy as the BJP and other political parties clashed over a motion proposed by PDP's Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra demanding condemnation and rejection of the August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370. have an argument. Regarding the uproar on Article 370, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said, why is there uproar over the rate, we have not committed theft.
There was complete agreement between the ruling party and the opposition for the post of Speaker. While the National Conference-led government is maintaining silence on the post of Deputy Speaker, the BJP has announced that it will not beg for the post.
Speaker elected by voice vote
Senior National Conference leader and seven-time MLA Abdul Rahim Rather (80) was elected the new speaker by voice vote. Agriculture Minister Javed Ahmed Dar proposed Rather's name for the post of Speaker, while NC MLA Ramban Arjun Singh Raju supported the proposal on the first day of the five-day session. After the elections, Rather was elevated to the chair by Leader of the House Omar Abdullah and Leader of the Opposition Sunil Sharma of the BJP, but this harmony regarding the post of Deputy Speaker in the Assembly may not last long as the BJP has indicated that if he If she is not given the post, she can contest the elections.
Decision on the post of Deputy Speaker will be taken on Wednesday
Sunil Sharma, BJP MLA from Paddar-Nagaseni assembly constituency and leader of the opposition, said, “As per parliamentary rules, the opposition should get the post of deputy speaker in the House. We did not contest for the post of speaker and hope that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will follow the tradition.” We will maintain it, but we will not beg for the post of Deputy Speaker.” However, sources said that the decision on the post of Deputy Speaker will be taken on Wednesday and if necessary, elections will be held for this post, but no consensus has been reached with the Indian alliance partners on the issue of giving this post to BJP.
A senior National Conference leader said, “BJP has not followed traditions anywhere in the country in the last ten years. Did they show courtesy towards the opposition in Parliament? Why should the pressure of tradition be on us?” He said that there is a 99 percent possibility that we ourselves will remain in the post or will appoint someone from the coalition partners.
If needed we BJP will fight for this post
Sunil Sharma said, “We do not have the numbers, but if needed, we can fight for this post.” On Sunday, when BJP elected Sunil Sharma as LOP of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the spokesperson posted the name of Surendra Singh as the candidate for the post of Deputy Speaker in the official BJP media group. However, the party later withdrew its name outlining the party's vision for the upcoming assembly session starting today.
