SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (LA) today witnessed a walkout by members of National Panthers Party(NPP) and a BJP member, demanding tabling of Ganie Committee report on creating new administrative blocks in the state. Immediately after the House met, members from almost all political parties were on their feet, wanting to raise some issues.
At this, Speaker Mubarak Gul assured them that they would be given time after Question-Hour is over but to no avail.
The members kept shouting, which continued for about 15 minutes, and nothing was auidable in the din. Later, the Speaker allowed some of the members to speak before the Question- Hour.
Leader of the National NPP in the House Haresh Dev Singh said a Cabinet Sub Committee (CSC) appointed by the government on the creation of new blocks and tehsils in the state has sought objections from the general public.
When the main report of Ganie Committee on the issue was not made public or presented in the House, how can one file objections, Mr Singh said questioned.
He alleged that Ganie committee report was based on political considerations as villages of some constitencies were added to other constituencies. The NPP and BJP members raised slogans against the Ganie report and demanded that it be rejected.
Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Saifullah Mir during his intevention said it is true that Ganie committee report has been presented to government.
Now a CSC has been appointed to look into the report, he said adding the CSC has sought objections from the public.
On this NPP, BJP and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) strongly objected Mir’s statement saying that the report need to be made public first for the publicy to file objections.
