Jammu, April 8 -- Following chaos that erupted in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over demands to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq said that the party wanted the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to understand "sense of the house" and allow a discussion on the act.

This comes after Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather refused a discussion on the Waqf Act despite the ruling demands.

Speaking with ANI, Tanvir Sadiq said, ""We didn't want a ruckus (in the House). A lot of things have been discussed in the assembly of various states in this country...We wanted the Speaker to understand the sense of the House, of the Muslim majority and allow a discussion on this."

"There would have been a discussion and we would have said wha...