Jammu, Feb. 11 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes as BJP legislators staged a walkout, demanding an apology from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during Question Hour in the ongoing Budget Session.
The uproar stemmed from remarks made by the Chief Minister on Tuesday while replying to the debate on the union Territory's budget. Omar had defended the budget and criticised the Indo-US trade deal, but certain comments drew objections from BJP MLAs, who raised slogans demanding an apology, terming the remarks "unparliamentary."On Wednesday, as proceedings resumed at 10 am, BJP members again objected to the Chief Minister's statements. Since Omar Abdullah was absent from the House, the MLAs requested t...