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BJP Walks Out of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly After Floods Debate Blocked

The Speaker cited a rule barring a repeat adjournment motion after an earlier rejection.

Overview

  • BJP legislators protested through the entire Question Hour on the fifth day of the autumn session, demanding a formal debate on the August floods.
  • Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said House Rule 58(12) bars re-admitting an adjournment motion already disallowed this session and offered to hear members after Question Hour.
  • Two BJP MLAs, R. S. Pathania and Surinder Kumar, jumped into the well of the House and were marshalled out, and another member was stopped from entering it.
  • Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma alleged corruption in the Public Works Department, sought an apology from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, and demanded his resignation.
  • National Conference members dismissed the protest as drama and challenged the BJP to account for its 2014–2024 record, as the walkout became the first of the autumn sitting.