Jammu, March 19 -- Accusing assembly speaker AR Rather of being biased, BJP MLA RS Pathania on Tuesday staged a walkout from the House after he was allegedly denied permission to ask a query during the question hour.

Pathania was not present in the House when Rather called his name. Since he was absent, the speaker moved on to the next question. Meanwhile, Pathania turned up and tried to raise his question, which was listed in the day's business.

Rather, however, did not allow him and informed the member that he had called his name earlier. Pathania claimed that he was stuck in a traffic jam and hence reached late. Despite his repeated pleas, the speaker moved on to the next questions.

An angry Pathania staged a walkout. Later, talking...