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| Yes, Govt exists: Speaker confirms | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jul 29: The question of Constitutional validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Government following the resignation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was raised by the BJP in the state Legistative Assembly here today.
As the House assembled for taking up the day's business, Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone announced that he had suspended Question hour in view of the serious developments in the House yesterday.
The Speaker allowed Mr Chaman Lal Gupta(BJP) to speak first in the House when the main Opposition PDP and ruling members were on their feet, shouting at each other.
Mr Gupta quoting rules and Supreme Court directives said after the resignation of a Chief Minister, the entire Ministry ceased to function.
He said the Governor had several options when Mr Abdullah handed over his resignation to him last afternoon. He could have accepted the resignation or imposed the Governor's rule in the state.
''There is no government in the state and the House should be adjourned,'' he demanded. ''This has never happened in the history of any democracy in the world that a government still exists even after a Chief Minister resigns. The government has no authority to continue,'' he added.
At this point the Speaker intervened. ''Do you want to say that there is no government in the state?'' he said.
Mr Gupta asked the Speaker whether Mr Abdullah had resigned.
However, the Speaker did not give a direct reply but said he had talked to Governor N N Vohra about the issue last evening.
Mr Lone said he had asked Mr Vohra if the resignation of Mr Abdullah has been accepted and whether he should continue the House proceedings as per the earlier schedule.
He said Mr Vohra said he had not accepted his resignation and the House proceedings should continue.
Mr Abdullah had resigned as the Chief Minister after allegations were levelled by PDP member Muzaffar Husssain Baig that his name was in the list of persons in a sex scandal case the CBI was investigating on the directions of the High Court.
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