Jammu- The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a ruckus over Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra’s allegation that his cut motions in the grants were erased.
The supposed grievance prompted Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to seek an apology from him for allegedly misleading the public and media.
The Speaker clarified that, as per Rule 227 of the Assembly, MLAs must submit cut motions three days before the presentation of grants. However, Parra’s motions were received just a day prior.
Referring to Parra’s post on X, where he claimed he was denied the opportunity to submit cut motions, the Speaker accused him of attempting to influence public opinion unfairly. “You are an educated member and should not have misled the public,” he said, urging Parra to apologize.
Parra defended his actions, stating that he had followed the same procedure used in previous sessions. His remarks led to a heated exchange with National Conference (NC) members and an Independent MLA, briefly disrupting proceedings.
The Speaker intervened, calling for order and reiterating that cut motions must be submitted in advance to allow time for compilation and responses from concerned departments. He criticized Parra for emailing his submissions at 11:37 PM, just a day before the session, making it difficult to process them in time.
Despite the controversy, the Speaker confirmed that 105 of Parra’s cut motions had been admitted. When Parra insisted he was told his motions would not be considered, the Speaker challenged him to name the official responsible. “You need to be responsible. I want to close this issue,” he remarked.
A day earlier, Parra had posted on X, calling the J&K government “nothing but an extension of the Governor’s rule to ratify the August 5 move,” further fueling political tensions in the Assembly.
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