Srinagar, Feb. 25 -- National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have entered into war of words after PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday targeted the speaker over his statement that unwarranted publicity of business notices was tantamount to a breach of privilege.

The J&K assembly speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Saturday told legislators that they shouldn't bring the bills in the public domain ahead of the budget session. However, former J&K chief minister and the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had termed the speakers order as form of a "martial law".

NC spokesman Imran Nabi Dar termed the remarks of former chief minister as uncouth. "Before making uncouth remarks on J&K assembly speaker, I would advise @Mehboob...