Jammu & Kashmir Assembly witnesses noisy protest by opposition

Noisy scenes and uproar marred the proceedings of Jammu and Kashmir assembly today when opposition BJP and Panthers Party (JKNPP) protested over lathi charge on lawyers by police.
   
Led by BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta, BJP and JKNPP members stood up from their benches and demanded explanation from the government over "brutal" cane charge on lawyers yesterday who were protesting against introduction of Permanent Resident (disqualification) bill in Legislative Council.
   
The members alleged that government was using police as a tool against those protesting against the bill.
   
"Lawyers were beaten up, injured in brutal police cane charge when they were peacefully protesting against the introduction of the bill by a PDP member in the council on March 8".
   
"The bill is discriminatory to women. While we want to give more powers under 33% reservation to women across the country but in JK we want to snatch their rights", Gupta told reporters.
      
Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone intervened and pacified them.
       
Meanwhile, minister for education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed informed the assembly that Dogri language has been introduced in 4,678 schools of the state after its inclusion in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.