Srinagar, Oct. 27 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on its second day witnessed noisy scenes as the ruling National Conference (NC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators traded barbs over alleged cross-voting in last week's Rajya Sabha elections and the detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under the PSA.
The controversy erupted during Question Hour when Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary accused the BJP of "stealing" four votes in the Rajya Sabha polls. "Yesterday, you stole four votes. If I start speaking, no one will remain seated here. Let's allow a secret to remain a secret," Choudhary remarked, triggering a fierce verbal duel between the treasury and opposition benches.
NC legislators shouted slogans, "vote chor" (vote ste...