Both JK Houses adjourned sine die before schedule amid ruckus

Both Houses of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature were today adjourned sine die seven days ahead of schedule as the Opposition created ruckus by uprooting mikes and furniture seeking clarification from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her remark on Article 370.
Before being adjourned, the Houses witnessed ruckus and unprecedented protests by the Opposition National Conference and Congress, who not only disrupted the proceedings but some of their members resorted to uprooting furniture and mikes and throwing them in the Well.
They also flung files and question papers in the Well amid pulls and pushes with the watch and ward staff, one of whom got injured.

The Houses also witnessed two adjournments but the Budget and some other Bills were passed by voice vote.
Earlier, in the day the Opposition led by NC MLA Omar Abdullah sought clarification from Speaker Kavinder Gupta as to when the Chief Minister would come to the House and issue a statement to clarify her stand on Article 370.
Mehbooba had on January 30 said in the Lower House that anybody weakening Article 370 will be doing the "biggest anti-national act".

Gupta maintained he had gone through the records and the CM did not mean what was attributed to her.
On this, the Opposition resorted to protests and anti- government sloganeering and pandemonium prevailed forcing Speaker to adjourn the House.

As the House reassembled, some bills on the business schedule for the day were passed amid uproarious and noisy scenes and sloganeering.
Gupta in exercise of powers conferred on him as per the rules ofprocedure and conduct of the business in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly adjourned the house sine die.
According to the business calendar, the Assembly was scheduled to conclude on February 7.
In the Legislative Council, the Opposition entered into the Well and damaged furniture and communication equipment including mikes, forcing Chairman to adjourn the House.
When the House reassembled, some Bills were passed amidst noisy scenes.

Then Chairman of Legislative Council Haji Anayat Ali adjourned the Legislative Council sine die, also seven days ahead of scheduled adjournment. Legislative Council session was to end on February 8.
Speaking to reporters later, CPI (M) MLA M Y Tarigami castigated Speaker for abruptly adjourning the House sine die and said it's distortion of the democratic process and "unaccepted".
"The Speaker should have called a business advisory committee meeting, if such a situation had come to fore in the Assembly. If they would have to fail to do anything then the leaders of the parties should have been called for a meeting to take decision on this.

"If Speaker also does not honour this procedures it is then unfortunate," Tarigami said.