JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for three hours on Wednesday as the House witnessed ruckus for the third consecutive day over the denial of adjournment of business to discuss the Waqf Act. According to the revised calendar, Wednesday is the last day of the Budget Session that began on March 3. […]
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 […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA from Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para was marshalled out of the J&K Assembly after he pressed for a fresh resolution against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Tuesday. The Assembly witnessed pandemonium for the second straight day on the issue, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to initially adjourn the House for 30 […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for half-an-hour following a ruckus in the House by National Conference (NC), Congress, and PDP members over the disallowance of adjournment of the business to discuss the Waqf Amendment Bill. This is the second consecutive day on which the treasury benches did not allow the House […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has given his assent to three bills passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the budget session. These are the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2025 (2), and the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2025 (3). Assembly secretary […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday termed the rejection of the adjournment motion on the Waqf Amendment Act “profoundly disappointing” and accused the National Conference government of yielding to the BJP’s “anti-Muslim” agenda. “It’s profoundly disappointing that the speaker J&K Assembly has rejected the motion on the Waqf Bill. Despite […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker for rejecting the adjournment motion on the Waqf issue. “It is ridiculous and condemnable that Tamil Nadu which only has 6% Muslim population, passes a strong anti-Wakf resolution in its assembly, while the Muslim majority J&K assembly speaker […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for 15 minutes by Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday following a ruckus over his refusal to adjourn the question hour to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Act. This is the first time the house has been adjourned during the Budget session. As the house assembled for […]
JAMMU — Langate MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad, brother of jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, was marshalled out from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly following a ruckus and noisy scenes. Ahmad alleged that he was not given time to speak during the grants session addressed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. This is the second time […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus over Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra’s allegation that his cut motions in the grants were erased. The supposed grievance prompted Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to seek an apology from him for allegedly misleading the public and media. The Speaker said that […]