Jammu, April 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Saturday as a heated verbal duel erupted between Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra shortly after the Speaker commenced the day's proceedings.
The confrontation escalated quickly, with Itoo blaming the PDP for the prevailing political and administrative situation in the Union Territory. She asserted that the absence of statehood had weakened the functioning of the present dispensation, attributing it to decisions taken during the PDP's tenure.
"The present government has limited powers due to the lack of statehood, which is a consequence of your party's actions," the minister...