JAMMU: The members of the coalition government and opposition in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to hold a discussion on the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the House and asserted that the issue was a cause of concern.
The House was adjourned by Rather for the second time on Tuesday following a ruckus created by the National Conference (NC), the Congress, the PDP, and other members over the disallowance of an adjournment motion to discuss the Act.
“This government is chosen by the people. The members have been elected by the people. If it (Waqf issue) concerns the members, it concerns the government too. We cannot say it is not the concern of the government,” Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary told the House amid the uproar.