Who determines what qualifies as anti-national, unconstitutional: Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP over influencing Speaker

Srinagar, Feb 27: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti today slammed BJP for attempting to influence the Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly about what should or shouldn’t be permitted in the House.

She questioned who determines what qualifies as anti-national and unconstitutional, and added the House should be a forum for open debate, not a setting where anyone dictates a list of acceptable topics.

Taking to micro-blogging site X, Mehbooba said: “Quite surprising to see a BJP legislator attempting to influence the Speaker of the assembly about what should or shouldn’t be permitted in the House. The Speaker’s role is to maintain fairness and order, not to cater to any single party’s agenda. The question arises who determines what qualifies as anti national or unconstitutional. The J&K assembly should be a forum for open debate, not a setting where anyone dictates a list of acceptable topics”.

Quite surprising to see a BJP legislator attempting to influence the Speaker of the assembly about what should or shouldn’t be permitted in the House. The Speaker’s role is to maintain fairness and order , not to cater to any single party’s agenda. The question arises who…

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 27, 2025

The BJP today demanded that the Speaker shouldn't allow any unconstitutional or anti- national resolution or bill during the upcoming budget session of J&K Legislative Assembly commencing from March 03.