MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Monday following a scuffle between Law Minister Sardar Faheem Akhtar Rabbani and former Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, after which the chair adjourned the session till Wednesday. postponed and started violent protests in the streets. .
Hours after Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and Law Minister Rabbani tried to calm the situation through an audio clip and a video statement, when the situation returned to normal, former Prime Minister Haider said that the Prime Minister had apologized. A decision will be made about giving. will be taken by the joint opposition.
It all started after the question period, when Speaker Anwar-ul-Haq justified Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Latif Akbar’s privilege motion and allowed him to speak on it.
Mr. Akbar said that he has returned to the Assembly for the seventh time where he was previously K.H. Like having the honor of sitting with high-ranking Kashmiri leaders. Khurshid, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, Sardar Ibrahim Khan, Hayat Khan and others from whom he learned a lot. Continuing, he said that although differences of opinion always prevailed in the politics of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, no one ever made personal attacks on his opponents.
The law minister threw a mobile phone at the former prime minister, later apologized
He said that the decision to move the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilyas was taken by the joint opposition, but he was surprised by the way he made “belt belt” comments and baseless allegations against him during the media talk. gone. A thorough investigation of the allegations against him through his privilege motion.
On this, the Law Minister said on the point of order that what did not happen in the House is not equivalent to a violation of the privilege of any member.
As Mr. Akbar responded with comments that he knew how and where Mr. Ilyas had invested money to capture the place, most of the Treasury bench rose from their chairs in protest at the remarks. Following suit, the opposition members also stood up from their seats to express solidarity with the leader of the opposition.
The Chairman ordered the members to retire to their seats and maintain order. When the sitting law minister continued to oppose the motion, Mr Haider taunted him in a way that rubbed him the wrong way.
In anger, the minister threw the mobile phone at Haider and said that he had no right to talk to him in that tone. He then tried to run towards Mr Haider but was prevented from doing so by his colleagues.
This caused an uproar in the house. Except for one woman legislator, almost all the members left their seats, some trying to tussle with others in a flurry of abuse and others trying to console them. Some opposition activists also jumped into the hall from the barely 2.5 feet high visitor gallery but were pushed back by the sergeants with weapons.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the Chairman adjourned the meeting till 10:30 am on Tuesday. However, in a revised order, it was later postponed till 10:30 am on Wednesday.
