‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants echo in J-K Assembly amid ruckus over resolution to restore special status

PTI Srinagar, Jai Shri Ram’ chants reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday amid ruckus over the passing of a resolution seeking a dialogue between the Centre and elected representatives for restoration of special status of the erstwhile state. The Assembly witnessed a ruckus following the passage of the resolution as BJP members stormed the well of the House, tearing copies of the document and raising slogans against the speaker and the National Conference (NC) government. The unruly scenes and vociferous protests by the BJP members led to frequent disruptions of the proceedings before the speaker eventually adjourned the House for the day.

While the NC and the BJP traded barbs against each other, the opposition members raised several slogans, including “Jai Shri Ram”. “August 5 Zindabad”, “Jai Shri Ram”, “Vande Mataram”, “Anti-national Agenda Nahi Chalega”, “Anti-Jammu Agenda Nahi Chalega”, “Pakistani Agenda Nahin Chalega”, and “Speaker Hai Hai” were among the slogans raised by the BJP members that reverberated in the House.