Srinagar: Reacting to lynching threat by a Minister to his party MLA Devender Singh Raina in the Assembly, National Conference working president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said it was influenced by recent events in various parts of the country.
PDP Minister Imran Raza Ansari during a debate on Goods and Services Tax (GST) Tuesday last had threatened to the NC MLA saying “I will lynch you here”.
Taking to micro blogging site Twitter, Mr Abdullah said, “This is how the BJPDP Govt in J&K is influenced by the recent events in various parts of the country.”
The former Chief Minister, who was though not present in the House when the incident took place, has retweeted a number of tweets about the threat of Mr Ansari to Mr Rana, who has approached Speaker Kavinder Gupta to direct Director General of Police to file an FIR against the Minister.
He added that in case no directions were issued, he will himself file FIR in a local police station.
On GST, Mr Abdullah said, “How can the house give consent when it hasn’t been taken in to confidence about the true nature of the “modifications?”
He said, “This is like asking for the members to sign a cheque without telling them the amount that will be entered on the cheque before presentation”.
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state where GST has not been implemented. However, a four-day special session has begun from Tuesday last to debate on the issue.
