- Committee on Rules Maintains Same Composition: 7 from Ruling Alliance, 4 from Opposition
JAMMU, Dec 27: On Friday, the Speaker of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly established an 11-member House Committee focused on residential accommodations and other amenities for Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The committee, led by the Speaker, comprises five MLAs from the National Conference, two from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and one each from the Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, and Peoples Conference, along with an independent MLA supporting the National Conference-led government.
According to a notification from the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the committee members include Sunil Kumar Sharma (BJP), Ghulam Ahmad Mir (Congress), Nazir Ahmed Khan (NC), Shamim Firdous (NC), Surjit Singh Salathia (BJP), Ali Muhammad Dar (NC), Sajad Gani Lone (PC), Javid Hussain Baig (NC), Choudhary Muhammad Akram (Independent), and Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra (PDP).
Under Clause (1) of Appendix I of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the J&K Assembly, the committee is tasked with addressing all matters concerning residential arrangements for MLAs. It is also responsible for reviewing issues related to accommodations, food, medical support, and other facilities available for MLAs residing in hostels. According to the established rules, the committee’s functions are advisory in nature.
The Speaker had been considering the establishment of a House Committee to review requests for reduced rental rates at MLA hostels. Sources within the Legislative Assembly Secretariat clarified that this new committee is distinct from the existing House Committee formed for developing the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Assembly. “There has been no alteration in the composition of the House Committee on Rules,” they affirmed. (KNO)
