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BJP Moves to Remove J&K Assembly Speaker as Session Breaks Down

The motion contests the Speaker’s decision to allow an NC resolution on full statehood, triggering a mandatory 14-day notice that will delay any removal vote.

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Chaos marred Day 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly autumn session on Monday as BJP legislators submitted a formal motion seeking the removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather.The BJP MLAs said the assembly was exceeding its constitutional jurisdiction by deliberating on resolutions concerning special status and greater autonomy. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • BJP submitted a formal motion on Monday seeking removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, alleging he improperly allowed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resolution calling for restoration of full statehood.
  • Rather told the house the motion will be listed and taken up only after the 14-day notice period required by assembly rules, so no immediate vote will occur.
  • Proceedings were paralysed when BJP MLAs stormed the well, tore business papers, and attempted mock proceedings, forcing cancellation of Question Hour and blocking routine business.
  • BJP leaders say the resolution’s references to autonomy and special status violate the Constitution and exceed the Union Territory assembly’s jurisdiction, while the NC frames the resolution as a political demand for restoration of rights removed in 2019.
  • The clash centers on the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir, and it could deepen legislative paralysis and heighten tensions between regional demands for statehood and the BJP’s defence of Parliament’s actions.