Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will meet here on Monday for a seven-day-sitting Autumn session as opposition parties, including the BJP and the PDP, plan to corner the Omar Abdullah government over issues such as jobs and “failure” to fulfil electoral promises.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Legislature Party was held at the Banquet Hall here on Sunday ahead of the Autumn Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
The meeting was chaired by JKNC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and attended by party vice president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Six Congress MLAs also participated in the meeting as part of deliberations ahead of the Assembly session, which is scheduled to begin on Monday.
The legislators discussed the legislative business expected to come up during the session and deliberated on various issues of public importance, including matters related to public welfare, development and governance.
Dr Farooq Abdullah called upon the legislators to maintain close coordination and ensure that the concerns and aspirations of the people are effectively raised in the House.
He stressed the need for constructive participation and focused engagement on issues concerning the people.
The members also discussed their priorities for the forthcoming session and underlined the importance of coordinated participation in the proceedings of the Assembly.(KNS)
According to the provisional calendar issued by Speaker of Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, the session will begin with obituary references on September 21, followed by taking up government business the next day.
The private members’ bills will be discussed on September 24 followed by private members’ resolutions the next day. On September 28, the house will again discuss private members’ bills followed by government business on 29 and 30.
