Srinagar, March 20 -- During the Question Hour, MLA Shopian Shabir Kulley raised concerns about the alleged misuse of public funds on chartered flights.

He demanded the constitution of a House Committee to investigate the matter. In its reply to his Cut Motion, the government has claimed that Rs 14 crore expenditure has been incurred on chartered flights.

The NC-Congress MLAs supported the demand for a probe, while BJP legislators accused them of playing to the galleries instead of investigating the allegations, reported news agency KNO.

This led to a heated exchange of arguments between the two sides, lasting over 10 minutes.

Amid the chaos, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather intervened, stating that the Chief Minister would address the issu...