J&K Legislative Assembly Speaker calls all-party meeting on Feb 27

In Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of the beginning of the budget session on March 3, the Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather has called an all-party meeting on February 27 to ensure the smooth functioning of the 43-day-long session. The Speaker has invited leaders of the National Conference, Bharatiya Janta Party, Peoples Democratic Party, and Peoples Conference for the meeting at the Legislative Assembly Complex, Jammu. The Speaker has invited leaders of legislature parties and chief whips to the meeting.

The 43-day long session beginning on March 3 is expected to be stormy. While BJP will corner the government on the issues of governance



and commitments by the ruling NC in its manifesto, Kashmir-based opposition parties like PDP and Peoples Conference are likely to raise issues of Article 370, a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol and other issues. 

It is pertinent to mention that Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone has submitted a resolution seeking condemnation of the August 5, 2019 decisions in strongest terms and restoration of Article 370. PDP MLA Mir Muhammad Fayaz, NC MLA Ahsan Pardesi and AIP MLA Sheikh Khursheed Ahmed have submitted separate bills seeking a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor in J&K.