Jammu, Feb. 12 -- The logjam in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly finally broke on Wednesday afternoon after chief minister Omar Abdullah returned to the House and expressed regret over his remarks from the previous day. The chief minister's move brought an end to a standoff that had seen BJP legislators staging a sit-in in the well and paralysing proceedings since the start of the day's session. Addressing the House as order was restored, the chief minister said: "I regret my remarks if they have caused any hurt. My comments were directed at them and not at their family members. However, their field commander (referring to LoP Sunil Sharma) went to the extent of dragging my late grandfather and my family into the matter while leaving (assembly secretariat yesterday)." He requested Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to expunge the controversial remarks from the official record, noting that while political exchanges are often heated, the decorum of the House must be upheld. "Had they (BJP) allowed me yesterday, I would have withdrawn or amended my remarks but they didn't allow me," he said, adding "Now, I leave it to the Speaker to expunge those remarks from my speech," added the CM. The day had begun on a volatile note. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, BJP legislators led by Sham Lal Sharma and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma demanded an unconditional apology. The opposition accused the Leader of the House of using language that had "no precedent" in parliamentary history. As the proceedings continued amid protest and sloganeering by the BJP, a legislator from the party asked his party members to stage walkout. "This legislative assembly is of National Conference," said BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma. The CM, who made a brief appearance in the House, had left by the time BJP MLAs returned back to the house. Infuriated over this, the BJP again resumed it's protest The protest escalated quickly: BJP MLA Satish Sharma was seen standing on his desk, while other members trooped into the well, raising slogans against the government. On Tuesday, a pandemonium erupted in the House after CM's remarks on BJP MLAs. The treasury benches initially pushed back, with health minister Sakeena Itoo and deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary accusing the BJP of using derogatory language themselves, particularly against the deputy CM. However, as the sit-in persisted and the BJP members refused to relent, the Speaker repeatedly appealed for calm, reminding the legislators that the public was watching their conduct. "Whatever happened yesterday was very unfortunate. We should value the time given to us by the people. They are watching and judging us," he said. The breakthrough came when the CM opted to address the issue directly on the floor. Following his expression of regret, the Speaker ordered that all unwarranted remarks from both the treasury and opposition benches be struck from the records. "The Leader of the House has shown grace, and it is now time for us to focus on the issues of the people," Rather said, directing the assembly to proceed with its scheduled agenda. With the apology accepted, BJP members ended their dharna and returned to their seats. Earlier, BJP MLAs termed the reported comment as inappropriate and against the dignity of the House. Raising slogans inside the Assembly, the members demanded that the Chief Minister withdraw the remark and tender an apology, leading to a brief walkout. Despite continual noisy protests, the proceedings of the House continued. Earlier during the morning, LoP Sunil Sharma accused the Speaker of favouring the ruling government and alleged that House proceedings were being conducted under the direction of the treasury benches, calling the situation "unfortunate" for the legislature. The LoP also criticised the National Conference, alleging a pattern of arrogance within its leadership. Health and medical education minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on BJP MLAs and accused them of "unprecedented misbehaviour" and "relentless lying." Amid the protests by the BJP members in the assembly in the morning, Itoo said that she had never seen such an "unprecedented misbehaviour" in her political life. "In my 20 to 25 years in this house, I have never seen the kind of misbehaviour that BJP members are exhibiting today. They are lying relentlessly. This is new to my experience," Itoo said. Pointing to the BJP's conduct towards deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary a day earlier, Itoo called it as an example of "intolerable" behaviour. "Chief minister Omar Abdullah had shown restraint for three days, allowing the Opposition to speak and stopping treasury benches from responding but when the CM started answering after three days, listen to the language used by the BJP members," she said. The minister demanded an unconditional apology from the BJP legislators. "They must apologise to the entire house and to the people of Jammu and Kashmir," Itoo said. She further said that the BJP should also apologise to the 50 MBBS students of Vaishno Devi medical college. "You played Hindu-Muslim with students, apologise to them. You tried to ruin their careers. Apologise to the people of Pir Panjal and apologise to the deputy CM for derogatory language," she said....