Assembly speaker sets up 9-member panel to frame Business Rules
Seven members from ruling alliance, two from BJP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker Abdul Rahim Rather Tuesday nominated 9-member committee to finalise the draft Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the legislative assembly.
According to an order, the speaker Abdul Rahim Rather will be the ex-officio chairman of the committee.
The panel has been set up under Rule 363 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by the speaker The members include legislators MubarikGul(NC) Mohammad YousufTarigami (CPI-M), Saifullah Mir (NC), Nizam-ud-din Bhat (Congress), Pawan Kumar Gupta ( BJP, HasnainMasoodi) ( NC), Ranbir Singh Pathania ( BJPl) and MuzaffarIqbal Khan( independent supporting ruling alliance).
Interestingly, the committee has seven members from the ruling alliance and two from BJP. No MLA from Kashmir—based opposition is part of the panel.
The committee shall finalise the draft Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly prior to the commencement of the ensuing Budget session. (KNO)
