NC Holds Legislature Party Meeting Ahead Of Assembly Autumn Session; Farooq Abdullah Urges Legislators To Raise Public Issues Effectively; CM Omar Abdullah, Coalition Partners, Supporting Independents Attend Meet
Srinagar, Sep 20 (JKNS): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday held a special meeting of its legislators and Independent members supporting the government at the Banquet Hall in Srinagar, a day ahead of the Assembly’s autumn session.
The meeting was chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and attended by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
The ruling party, as per news agency JKNS, held a special meeting of its legislators at the Banquet Hall in Srinagar, chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah.
The meeting was attended by Leader of the House and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, party General Secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar, Chief Whip Haji Mubarak Gul, and NC legislators. Congress legislators who are part of the coalition government, along with Independent MLAs supporting the government, also attended the meeting.
The meeting discussed the upcoming session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, beginning Monday, and chalked out a strategy for raising public issues, demands and other matters of importance in the House.
Addressing the legislators, Dr Farooq Abdullah urged them to accord priority to the concerns of the people and effectively highlight the issues, difficulties and demands of their respective constituencies during the Assembly session.
He said the Legislative Assembly is a forum for raising public concerns, seeking answers from the government and holding meaningful discussions on matters of public interest.
He emphasised that the primary responsibility of legislators is to effectively articulate the people’s concerns in the House and seek solutions to their problems from the government.
The meeting further stressed that issues of public importance would be accorded priority during the upcoming session and that the concerns of the people would be raised effectively on the floor of the House. (JKNS)
