JAMMU : Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Jugal Kishore Sharma was today suspended for the entire session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly following his exchange of heated words with Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Ittoo in the House.
Speaker Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul today suspended Mr Jugal Kishore for allegedly entering into a verbal confrontation with Ms Ittoo over an issue while he was about to stage walkout from the House for discrimination with Jammu region.
The BJP MLA flanked by party legislators Ashok Khajuria, Choudhary Sham and Sukhnandan Choudhary had a tiff with the members of the House when Mr Jugal Kishore raised the issue of an equal distribution of funds and development in Jammu and Kashmir regions.
Earlier, the BJP MLA raised the question in the House seeking details on completion of construction of fly overs in both the regions besides other developmental projects.
The government, however, replied that there will be no discrimination assuring that the projects will be taken up soon and will be completed in a time bound manner.
Unsatisfied with the reply, the BJP MLA entered into the well of the House amid uproar and said every time government gives assurances and Jammu has always been neglected.
Amid noisy scenes, Mr Sharma was about to stage walkout when he had a verbal argument with Ms Ittoo and other members of the ruling National Conference.
The Speaker sought members consent to suspend him for entire session for which the House agreed and he was suspended.
Speaking to media outside the Legislative Assembly, Mr Jugal Kishore said,”The issues of national interest and those in the welfare of the Jammu region are not being allowed to discuss in the House but they can discuss Pakistan and issues of Afzal Guru.”
The legislators of Jammu based political parties Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and Jammu State Morcha also joined the BJP and staged walkout of the Assembly for a day.
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