India, Sept. 29 -- Ruckus erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday over the resolution seeking restoration of full statehood, with BJP MLAs staging a walkout after Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma questioned Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather's decision to allow the resolution in the House.Geographic Reference

Sharma said the BJP had moved a motion on Monday seeking removal of the Speaker for allowing the resolution, and left it to Rather's conscience to step down from the chair.

The BJP maintained that the resolution, passed by the Assembly on Monday, was allowed in violation of the rules. As soon as the proceedings began on Tuesday, Sharma alleged that the Speaker had permitted the resolution despite advice from the ...