J&K budget session ends, Speaker says 1,355 questions asked and three bills passed

IANS April 9, 2025 146 views

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly's budget session concluded with significant legislative activity and political drama. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather highlighted the session's achievements, including processing 1,355 questions and passing three government bills. The proceedings were marked by heated exchanges between the National Conference and BJP, leading to multiple adjournments. Despite the political tensions, the Speaker thanked all stakeholders for their cooperation in conducting the assembly proceedings.

"The 21-day budget session was the second longest in the country" - Abdul Rahim Rather, Speaker
Jammu, April 9: The maiden budget session of the current Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly concluded in an uproar as Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather adjourned the House sine die on Wednesday.

Key Points

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154 main questions answered during intense 21-day legislative session

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3 government bills passed by the House

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109 resolutions received with 85 admitted

The 21-day session had commenced on March 3 with the Lt. Governor’s address.

The Speaker informed the House that during the session, a total of 1,355 questions were received; 154 main questions were taken up while their 353 supplementaries were answered.

He also said that 1,738 Cut Motions were also received, and 1,731 were taken up for the discussions.

The Speaker further informed the House that three government bills were received and subsequently passed by the House.

He added that 33 Private Members' Bills were also received and listed for the business.

The Speaker said 78 Calling Attention Motions were received by the Assembly Secretariat, out of which 23 were listed for the business and 34 were disallowed.

Rather said that the 21-day budget session was the second longest in the country during 2025.

He mentioned that 109 resolutions were received during the session, out of which 85 were admitted and 14 were listed for business.

The Speaker said that more than 39 hours were utilized during the budget session.

He thanked all the Assembly Members for their cooperation for the smooth conduct of the Assembly proceedings. He also thanked the Information Department, Assembly Secretariat, the Health Department, Radio, Doordarshan, the J&K Police, the media and other stakeholders for their support during the session.

The day’s proceedings were marred by pandemonium, with both the ruling National Conference and opposition BJP shouting slogans against each other.

The BJP members brought in an adjournment motion to allow discussion on unemployment, while the NC legislators kept on pressing for a discussion on the Waqf Amendment Act.

The speaker disallowed both, and after he failed to restore order in the House, he adjourned proceedings for three hours up to 1 p.m.

When the House assembled after 1 p.m., the Speaker announced that he was adjourning the House sine die.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Impressive numbers! 1,355 questions shows active participation from MLAs. Hope the answers were substantial and not just for show. The adjournment drama though... 🤦‍♂️
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Priya M.
Second longest session in the country - that's something to be proud of! But I wish they'd spent more time discussing unemployment and Waqf Act instead of shouting matches.
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Amit S.
Only 3 bills passed in 21 days? That's barely one bill per week. We need faster legislative action for development. The session length doesn't matter if output is low.
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Neha T.
Kudos to the Speaker for managing such a long session! 1,738 cut motions is no joke. Hope the discussions were productive. The ending was disappointing though - politicians need to behave better.
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Sanjay R.
The numbers look good on paper but what about quality? How many of these questions actually led to concrete actions? We need transparency in follow-ups too!
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Kavita J.
Interesting stats! 33 private member bills is encouraging - shows MLAs are thinking beyond party lines. Hope some get passed next session 🤞

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