BJP Submits Motion to Remove Speaker as Ruckus Paralyses J&K Assembly
BJP lawmakers said Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather broke assembly rules by allowing Omar Abdullah’s statehood resolution, and 23 MLAs backed the removal motion.
- On Monday, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party moved a motion seeking the removal of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, accusing him of violating assembly rules to allow Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statehood resolution.
- Introduced by Abdullah on Friday, the resolution demands immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. BJP members objected to its references to the 2000 autonomy position, which they deemed unacceptable.
- Citing Rule 215, BJP MLA R S Pathania claimed 23 legislators support the removal motion and argued Rather cannot preside while it is pending. Pathania cited parliamentary precedents where Speakers stepped aside during similar challenges.
- Speaker Rather rejected the demand for immediate removal, stating the motion will be included in the list of business after 14 days. He warned protesting members, "Maintain discipline or face stern action."
- Amidst slogans and a sit-in, BJP and Congress MLAs shouted "Kursi chodo, kursi chodo, Speaker sahab kursi chodo" and were marshaled out of the House as protests persisted. The confrontation underscores divisions over the resolution's procedural handling.
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J-K Assembly Speaker faces removal motion over statehood resolution, BJP-Congress MLAs marshalled out
BJP MLA R S Pathania said the party has moved a motion for the removal of the Speaker, asking Rather to step aside till the motion is decided in the house. However, Speaker Rather said the motion will come in the list of business after 14 days.
BJP Moves Motion To Remove J&K Speaker Over Omar Abdullah’s Statehood Resolution
<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday moved a motion seeking the removal of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, alleging that he had allowed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resolution seeking restoration of full statehood in contravention of House rules.</p> <p>As Assembly proceedings began, BJP legislators objected to the Speaker allowing the resolution, which was moved by Abdullah on Friday. BJP MLA RS Pathania …
BJP moves to oust J-K Speaker over statehood resolution
The BJP has initiated a motion to remove the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather. This action stems from the Speaker's decision to allow a resolution by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah demanding full statehood restoration, which the BJP claims violates assembly rules. The Speaker, however, defended his actions, citing procedural rules for such motions.
J&K Assembly: BJP Moves Speaker Removal Notice, Objects to Autonomy References in Statehood Resolution
Srinagar, September 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly were disrupted on Monday after the BJP said it had moved a notice seeking the removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, while Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma objected to references to the Assembly’s earlier autonomy resolutions in the government’s statehood […]
Following the Speaker's approval of Omar Abdullah's proposal for full statehood in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the BJP has launched a campaign against him. The BJP has introduced a motion to remove the Speaker from his post.
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