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Uproar in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Over Unparliamentary Remarks
Omar Abdullah apologized for remarks made during a heated Assembly session and agreed to expunge unparliamentary language after BJP legislators protested and staged a walkout.
- On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah apologised and said any `unparliamentary language` could be expunged from the record during the budget session at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Jammu.
- On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Abdullah taunted BJP legislators, saying they were `beaten with shoes` and that he was not allowed to clarify his remarks earlier.
- Reacting to comments by Sunil Sharma, Abdullah said Opposition members had 'dragged my late grandfather' and family into the row, which he cited as provocation.
- Following the walkout on Wednesday, BJP legislator Sham Lal Sharma accepted the CM's apology and called the remarks a `slip of the tongue`.
- Omar Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, warned that disruptions could hamper grant approvals for Education, Health and Social Welfare, and emphasized his engagement with MLAs across party lines.
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L 43%
C 29%
R 28%
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