Jammu, Feb. 4 -- Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Wednesday adjourned the House for 15 minutes after uproar over Leader of Opposition (LoP) remarks on 'Pir Panjal'.
LoP Sunil Sharma, on Tuesday, speaking to a private channel, said that the 'Pir Panjal' term does not exist.
Congress MLA Iftikhar Ahmad, during the Zero Hour, raised the issue seeking an apology from the LoP, asserting that his remark on 'Pir Panjal' was disrespectful to the people of the region.
Notably, the Rajouri-Poonch districts are termed as the 'Pir Panjal' region.
BJP MLA Sunil Bhardwaj said, "We believe in 'Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat' but by raising such issues, they are diverting the attention so that people's concerns cannot be...