Minister's absence forces 10 minute adjournment in assembly

Jammu Tawi, Jan 19 (KNS): Deputy Speaker Assembly Nazir Gurezi directs the government to ensure presence of concern ministers in the house minutes after Industries and Commerce Minister Chander Prakash Ganga left the house when MLA Kupwara Bashir Ahmad Dar was speaking on the motion of grants moved by the Industries and Commerce department.

According to KNS correspondent, though Parliamentary affairs minister Abdul Rahman Veeri assured the house that he would himself listen the members speaking on the motion of grants on behalf of Industries and Commerce Minister but deputy speaker assembly Nazir Gurezi did not agree with the minister and adjourned house for ten minutes to ensure that the minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga himself returns to the house to listen the members speaking on the motion of the grants of the Industries and Commerce department.

The minister incharge Indusytries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga returned to the house much before the expiry of 10 minute adjournment announced by the deputy Speaker assembly.

According to KNS Correspondent, there was a big laughter in the house when MLA Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad Dar resumed the discussion with the words “Now ministers would come to the house necessarily after visiting their washrooms”. (KNS)