Waqf Act keeps J&K assembly boiling with rage, house adjourned sine die

Jammu: Ruckus in J&K assembly over National Conference’s insistence on discussion on Waqf Amendment Act and BJP’s demand for debate on unemployment continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to adjourn the house sine die on the last day of the budget session.
As soon as the house assembled, Rather adjourned it till 1 pm after the treasury and opposition benches raised din, accusing each other of indulging in “drama”.
Citing business rules and technicalities, he rejected NC and BJP’s adjournment motions and a no-confidence motion moved against him by three opposition members led by Peoples Conference’s Sajad Gani Lone.
As NC MLAs trooped into the well of the assembly to press for their demand for debate on Waqf Amendment Act, BJP members followed them, demanding an opportunity to raise unemployment situation in the UT.
AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s jibe at Mufti Mohammed Sayeed provoked PDP workers to corner him outside the assembly during the three-hour adjournment. Malik also clashed with BJP MLAs who objected to his derogatory remarks against Hindus.