MLA marshalled out of Kashmir Assembly over recruitment issue
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes as Abdur Rashid, an MLA, was marshalled out on the Speaker's orders following an uproar over the State Government's recruitment policy. The ruckus began when several
legislators raised the issue of inter-district recruitment and urged the State
Government to table a long pending Bill banning inter-district recruitment in
the state. At this point, the Speaker, Akbar Lone, urged members to maintain calm
and be seated. Rashid, who is an independent MLA from Langate, kept on shouting
slogans and demanded that the Bill should be immediately brought to the House
for passage. He was then forcibly evicted from the House. "I will not call it
uproar. We are just pressing the government to introduce the bill banning the
inter-district recruitments. But the government has failed in its commitments
and we have no option but to raise our voice. I put forth my argument in a democratic
way," Rashid said. "But it is highly unfortunate that the speaker uses his power
every time and throws me out of the House like I am some kind of suicide bomber,"
he added.
