BJP MLAs hold ‘Parallel Assembly’, Sham acts as Speaker

Srinagar: Following the protests in Legislative assembly against the resolution of J&K’s special status on Friday, BJP MLAs again marshalled out of the house, after which all 28 BJP MLAs held a parallel Assembly in the Laws of LA complex in Srinagar, where party leader Sham Lal Sharma acted as the “Speaker of the House” and other members spoke as if a real assembly was happening. “The NC wants bloodshed in Kashmir again. I want to thank Speaker Abdur Rahim Rather for allowing us to hold this real Assembly,” he said. Sham said now he calls upon BJP MLA R S Pathania to speak. Speaking in the parallel assembly, Pathania stated that 15 advance notices is supposed to be given before bringing any resolution. The media captured the BJP legislators holding the parallel Assembly, giving an impression that a parallel Assembly was happening.