Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Aug25; The J&K Legislative Assembly is likely to witness unruly scenes tomorrow as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today moved an adjournment motion in the legislative assembly seeking a debate over government's failure to grant general amnesty to the youth involved or implicated in stone pelting and other militancy related incidents.
Senior PDP leader and MLA Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat drafted the adjournment motion urging the LA Speaker Mubarak Gull to suspend the normal business of the House for a day on August 26, Tuesday to discuss the issue concerning hundreds and thousands of youth booked for stone pelting.
Besides Nizamuddin, the party legislators, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Mohammad Khalil Bhand, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain, Abdul Haq Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Ch. Zulfikar Ali and Dr Shafi Ahmad Wani moved the adjournment motion in the assembly secretariat.
According to a statement the Party legislators sought adjournment of the normal business on Tuesday, 26th August for discussion on the issue. The adjournment motion reads, "A grave situation has arisen due to the insecurity among youth because of government failure to grant amnesty from FIRs/Cases registered against them.
Since this failure has vitiated the atmosphere and has a potential of sudden outburst upsurge, this august House needs to take cognizance of the gravity and urgency of the issue. We, therefore, seek adjournment of the normal business for 26-08-2014 (Tuesday) under Rule 56 of the Rules and conduct of Business for discussion on the issue." |
