Jammu and Kashmir legislators clash over proposed anniversary holidays
National Conference and BJP members argued over holidays marking the anniversaries of Maharaja Hari Singh and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, according to The Hindu. The Speaker asked BJP legislators to stop protesting and return to their seats as tensions rose in the House.
Members of the National Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party exchanged arguments over holidays linked to the anniversaries of Maharaja Hari Singh and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, The Hindu reports. The dispute took place in the legislature, where the issue prompted a protest by BJP legislators. According to the supplied material, the Speaker stood and directed the BJP members not to continue protesting.
He asked them to take their seats. The report does not state whether either anniversary was ultimately designated as a holiday, nor does it provide the date of the debate or the precise proposal under discussion. It also does not include the arguments made by either party, the government’s position, or the outcome of the proceedings after the Speaker’s intervention.
The available account is limited to the confrontation and the Speaker’s direction to the protesting members.
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