JAMMU, April 4 -- Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Saturday adjourned the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly sine die after a largely well-conducted budget session that lasted for 22 sittings spread across February, March and April.
The assembly session commenced on February 2 with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presenting the Budget on February 6, while the House passed grants for various departments after detailed discussions conducted in twin sittings each day till February 20. After a five-weeks recess, the budget session resumed on March 27.
The speaker said the assembly held a total of 22 sittings, marking a second-highest tally among states, next only to Gujarat, which recorded 23 budget sittings.
The house functioned for a total o...