Srinagar: Legislators from the ruling National Conference on Friday protested in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly against a news portal for circulating a video of an MLA scrolling through social media during the session.
As soon as Question Hour began, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), MLA from Karnah, Javid Mirchal, demanded strict action against the news portal for defaming him.
“When I was asking a question about doctors, I opened Facebook for a few seconds. A video of that moment has been circulated on social media,” Mirchal said.
He added that he couldn’t sleep the entire night due to the harassment he faced online.
“Action should be taken against these paid agents,” he demanded.
Intervening in the matter, NC’s Nazir Gurezi claimed that Mirchal was actually scrolling through business documents sent to him by the Assembly Secretariat.“His constituents are accusing him of wasting time in the Assembly on social media instead of raising issues concerning his constituency,” Gurezi said, adding that they are moving a privilege motion against the errant portal.
The Speaker assured the protesting NC lawmakers that appropriate action would be taken in the matter—(KNO)
