MLA marshalled out of Kashmir Assembly over recruitment issue

JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes as Abdur Rashid, an MLA were marshalled out on the Speaker’s orders following an uproar over the State Government’s recruitment policy.

The ruckus began when several legislators raised the issue of inter-district recruitment and urged the State Government to table a long pending Bill banning inter-district recruitment in the state.

At this point, the Speaker, Akbar Lone, urged members to maintain calm and be seated.ashid, who is an independent MLA from Langate, kept on shouting slogans and demanded that the Bill should be immediately brought to the House for passage. He was then forcibly evicted from the House.

“I will not call it uproar. We are just pressing the government to introduce the bill banning the inter-district recruitments. But the government has failed in its commitments and we have no option but to raise our voice. I put forth my argument in a democratic way,” Rashid said.

“But it is highly unfortunate that the speaker uses his power every time and throws me out of the House like I am some kind of suicide bomber,” he added. (ANI)