JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather urged the government on Friday to strengthen the legal framework to combat food adulteration, as members voiced concern over a large-scale seizure of rotten meat and sub-standard cheese across the Union Territory. Replying to a clubbed question from National Conference (NC) MLAs Saifullah Mir, Mubarak […]
JAMMU — Taking cognisance of concerns raised by members across party lines over online smear campaigns, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday assured a separate half-an-hour discussion on the issue during the ongoing budget session. The issue was raised in the House amid allegations that fake social media accounts and politically […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather expressed serious concern on Monday regarding reports of an MLA bringing a microphone into the House, and instructed officials to investigate the issue thoroughly and take appropriate action. The Speaker’s comments came after National Conference MLA Altaf Ahmad Wani raised the issue that People’s Democratic […]
JAMMU — BJP legislators on Wednesday staged a dharna outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after staging a walkout from the House, alleging that Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather was “muzzling the voice of the opposition” and showing bias while allotting speaking time to members of the ruling party. All BJP members walked out of the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather named three legislators as members of the panel of chairpersons for the budget session, which commenced here on Monday. He nominated MLA Eidgah Mubarak Gul (NC), MLA Samba Surjeet Singh Slathia (BJP) and MLA Bandipora Nizamuddin Bhat (Congress). In the absence of the speaker, this […]
JAMMU — An all-parties meeting will be convened ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s Budget Session, scheduled to begin next month, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said on Tuesday, urging legislators to make effective use of the proceedings by raising public issues for redressal. The 27-day session will commence on February 2 with an address […]
SRINAGAR — Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly sine die on Friday. The House was adjourned at the end of the nine-day session, during which the elections to four Rajya Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir were also held. Barring a couple of noisy incidents, the House proceedings remained largely […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Friday said “appropriate action” will be taken against a journalist for uploading a National Conference MLA’s video on social media claiming the legislator was “watching reels” on phone during House proceedings. As soon as the House met on Friday morning, Karnah MLA Javaid […]
SRINAGAR — The Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Tuesday told the legislators that they cannot ask questions pertaining to departments which are under the control of the Lieutenant Governor. Referring to a question related to the Home Department, the Speaker explained that the question asked by MLA Langate Sheikh […]
JAMMU — Three opposition legislators led by People’s Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday presented a no-confidence motion against Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. Lone alleged that the Speaker had become an “impediment” in voicing their opinion against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed […]