Ruckus in J&K Assembly as Engineer Rashid’s brother displays banner on Article 370
PTC News Desk: A scuffle broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, MLA from Langate and brother of jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, showed a poster about Article 370, resulting in a fist fight among lawmakers on Thursday.
The banner displayed by the Awami Ittehad Party MLA read, “We demand restoration of Article 370 and 35A. Release of political prisoners.”
He stormed into the House's well, drawing objections from Leader of the Opposition and BJP leader Sunil Sharma, as marshals tried to prevent him from standing.
The Speaker also asked him to take his seat. However, he remained standing with the banner, and BJP leaders sought to take it from him, resulting in a fist brawl.
Waheed Para, a PDP MLA from Pulwama, was spotted rushing in to help the Langate MLA.
Meanwhile, opposition party MLAs, including People's Conference Sajad Lone, adopted a resolution condemning the repeal of Article 370.
“This House strongly condemns the unconstitutional and unilateral abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A, along with the enactment of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, by the Government of India. These actions stripped Jammu & Kashmir of its special status and statehood, undermining the foundational guarantees and protections originally accorded to the region and its people by the Constitution of India,” the resolution read.
The leaders demanded the immediate restoration of Article 370 and 35A to their original form, as well as the reversal of the changes made by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019, imploring the government to respect the region's unique identity and autonomy.
- PTC NEWS
