Uproar in J&K Assembly over terrorist attack in Shopian

Trouble erupted soon after the House assembled in the morning and Speaker Kavinder Gupta called the first question. The BJP MLAs including Ravinder Raina and R S Pathania came into the well raising slogans against Pakistan for aiding and abetting terrorism on the Indian soil. One if them was even carrying a playcard saying “Big No (to revocation of) AFSPA”.

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The BJP legislators were protesting over recent terrorist attacks in Jammu Kashmir including the one in which three policemen had been killed in Shopian on Monday.

The disruptions by BJP legislators during question hour drew angry protests from opposition benches, with members from National Conference and Congress standing on their feet. Independent legislator Engineer Rashid also came into the well

This was second militant attack on policemen within hours in Kashmir Valley. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Nothing was audible in the din, with G M Saroori of Congress asking the chair as to what had been going on in the House. Ali Mohammad Sagar of NC was seen having heated exchanges with some BJP legislators.

After nearly ten minutes when the order got restored in the house, Nawang Rigzin Jora of Congress took a jive on BJP legislators for their opposition to revocation of AFSPA when Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed says that it will be revoked.

Also drawing their attention to continued incursions by Chinese troops into Ladak region, he asked “as to where is the person with 56 inch chest” in apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi