Jammu: In an embarrassing situation for the National Conference in the Legislative Assembly, its MLA Bashir Ahmad Veeri on Thursday said that the “dictatorship” of his party’s chief whip and his deputy wouldn’t work in the House.
Angered over not being allowed to speak in the House, Veeri, who represents Bijbehara Assembly segment, in an open defiance of the party leadership, said that dictatorship of the party’s chief whip and his deputy wouldn’t work in the House.
The utterances of Veeri evoked thunderous applause from the opposition.
Later, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Bashir Veeri and NC chief whip Mubarak Gul went outside the Assembly chamber. They returned to the House after 7-8 minutes. What transpired between them was not known—(KNO)