JAMMU, Mar 31: Issue of withdrawal of security from ruling National Conference headquarters Nawa-i-Subh in Srinagar and legislators of NC and its ally Congress rocked the Legislative Assembly today with Alliance leaders taking serious exception to it as some of them said the security of BJP and RSS leaders and offices has not been withdrawn.
However, the BJP supported ruling party legislators on the issue of immediate return of the withdrawn security cover notwithstanding that a couple of ruling party MLAs said the Lieutenant Governor will be responsible if their party office is targeted.
Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said the House is supreme and its representatives are elected by the people and it is not proper to withdraw security of NC headquarters where party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, who recently survived assassination attempt, visits twice or thrice a week.
He said they are not speaking against the Lieutenant Governor but the system as those carrying the country’s flag should be protected.
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