Govt insulting, humiliating senior MLAs
Srinagar: Three senior legislators of the opposition Monday walked out against what they called “insult and humiliation” from a Muharam review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at SKICC here.
Talking to KNS MLA Khansahab and Chairman Peoples’ Democratic Front Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen said that Mohammad Akbar Lone of National Conference and Asgar Ali Karbalie of Congress were forced to to walk out “no seats were kept reserved for them” as per official protocol.
“Though Principle Secretary to Chief Minister B. B. Vyas, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon and IGP Kashmir Javed Mujtaba Geelani apologized for the government’s failure and urged us to come back to attend the meeting but they failed to arrange seats even after 10-15 minutes of long wait. We then left out in protest. This is the worst kind of political and administrative arrogance even witnessed in Jammu & Kashmir state.”
When all the three legislators walked out of the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Principle Secretary to Chief Minister B. B. Vyas, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon and IGP Kashmir Javed Mujtaba Geelani “apologized for the failure” to arrange seats for them and asked the agitating MLAs to return and participate in the meeting.
However, the three angry MLAs did not pay heed to the request of all the three top officials of the government in protest.
But, the government said that that the chief secretary and DGP called the three legislators and asked them to return to the venue.
“The top officials requested them to return as they have arranged seating, which did not have their nameplates. But they did not come back. It was not a big issue,” an official told KNS.
NC MLA and former Speaker Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone told KNS over phone, “This callous behaviour of the present government has become a routine affair.They are insulting and humiliating MLAs in official and unofficial gatherings. We wanted to discuss the issues related to Shia populations in our respective constituencies keeping in view the commencement of the holy month of Muharam,” Lone said.
By insulting and humiliating opposition MLAs the government’s seriousness has been exposed yet again. This is the worst kind of political and administrative arrogance even witnessed in Jammu & Kashmir state.” (KNS)
