Srinagar . People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said that the role of the Assembly Speaker is to protect the rights of the members of the Legislature, not to act like a ‘censor’ (controller). His remarks came after taking seriously the publicity of the House’s work notice before the budget session by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. The Speaker has asked the members to stay away from breach of privilege.
The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir accused Rather of implementing a kind of ‘martial law’ while holding a constitutional post. He said in a post on ‘X’, “Rathar Saheb may be concerned about maintaining the sanctity of legislative proceedings, but as president his primary role is to protect the rights of the members, not ‘Sensor’ Have to work like. ”
He said that transparency and public awareness about legislative activities should not be seen as a violation of parliamentary practices. He said, “In contrast, informing the public about notices, questions and proposals in advance promotes accountability. Recently, many important parliamentary bills like the Waqf Bill were publicly debated for months. “He said,” Unfortunately it appears that Rathhar Saheb applies a kind of ‘martial law’ while holding a constitutional post. Are you
