Engineer Rashid protests outside J&K assembly

Independent MLA Engineer Rashid on Tuesday held a protest outside the Jammu and Kashmir legislature here.

Rashid staged the protest just before the House started its Budget session, holding a banner that said: "Right to self-determination the only way out."

Unless there was a serious problem in the state why would the Centre appoint a special representative to talk to the separatists, Rashid asked while speaking to reporters.

Governor N.N.Vohra addressed the joint session of the state's bicameral legislature to open the budget session.

--IANS

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