Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Legislative Council, which witnessed ruckus over several issues during the eight-day Autumn Session, was today adjourned sine die.
Normal proceedings were conducted on the last day of the session and Chairman Anayat Ali adjourned the Council – the Upper House of the State legislature – sine die.
The House, however, conducted normal business on its last four days.
Giving details about the proceedings conducted in the House, the Chairman said the Council Secretariat received 156 questions out of which 140 were listed.
As many as 127 unstarred questions were received, out of which 116 were taken up during the session, the Chairman said, adding three short-notice questions were also received out of which two were taken up.
Besides, 10 Private Members’ Bills was taken up out of 12 received, and 42 Calling Attention Notices were received out of which 23 were listed, he said.
The Chairman informed the House that five papers were laid on the table of the House and 19 resolutions were received, out of which seven were admitted.
Expressing gratitude to the members of the Council, Ali said the government should address all the issues raised during the proceedings of the Autumn Session.
The Chairman said it was not possible for him to run the House without the cooperation of the members.
“At times it was difficult for me to marshal out some of the Members for creating hurdles in the proceedings of the House. It is part of the parliamentary procedure and there is nothing personal. I tried to accommodate every member to raise the issues of public importance, yet in view of paucity of time some Members may have not got opportunity to speak,” he said.
While participating in Motion of Thanks, MLC Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri urged all parties of the State to unite in order to prevent the alienation of Valley youth.
Veeri without making mention expressed his displeasure over the non-introduction of the anti-beef Bills in both Council and Assembly.
Ghulam Nabi Monga of Congress said that that all parties have to maintain the brotherhood and peaceful atmosphere of the State. He said that in 1947 – when entire subcontinent was burning as a result of communal violence – the people of the Jammu and Kashmir upheld the harmony and brotherhood.
“Those powers who want to divide the State on religious and regional lines should be defeated,” said Monga and called on all parties to make efforts in order to maintain the religious harmony of the State.
Sofi Yousuf of BJP said that there are elements who since the 1947 are “trying to disrupt” the peace of the State. He called on all the parties to “defeat” these “unscrupulous” elements.
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