Jammu: In an embarrassing situation for the ruling National Conference in the Legislative Assembly, its MLA Bashir Ahmad Veeri on Thursday said that the “dictatorship” of his party’s chief whip and his deputy wouldn’t work in the House.
Visibly angry over not being allowed to speak, Veeri, who represents Bijbehara Assembly segment, in an open defiance of the party leadership, as per the news agency KNO, said that dictatorship of the party’s chief whip and his deputy wouldn’t work in the House.
The utterances of Veeri evoked thunderous applause from the opposition.
Upset over his remarks, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah summoned him to his chambers in the Assembly. They returned to the House after some time . What transpired between them was not known. (KNO)
