Jammu, Nov. 16 -- Prof. S. K. Bhalla

Dr. Nirmal Singh, the Speaker of the erstwhile J&K State Legislative Assembly, that ceases to exist now, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons ever since November 08. A University Professor turned politician is being accorded brick-bats by the enlightened folk cutting across all party lines on the issue of his continuance as Speaker. It seems and we are told that he has thrown all norms to winds by sticking to the Chair of the Hon'ble Speaker which is totally illegal, atrocious, morally untenable, unwarranted, unjustifiable and unconstitutional.

The State Legislative Assembly, if I am not mistaken, ceased to exist on October 30, 2019 midnight but the Speaker to-date continues to call the sho...