Lone, Parra keep govt on toes with queries

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly's 38-day budget session ended on a stormy note on April 9 with two opposition legislators making their presence felt for not only highlighting issues of public interest but also taking on treasury benches head on.

- Mir Ehsan

SRINAGAR:

PDP first-time Pulwama MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Parra and People's Conference Handwara legislator Sajjad Gani Lone played a formidable opposition and kept the NC-Congress government on their toes even though the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the second largest party in the house. The party with 29 legislators in the assembly also tried to highlight issues and confronted the ruling alliance, the BJP however seemed more concerned with Para, Lone and Sheikh Khursheed of the AIP and AAP candidate from Doda, Mehraj Malik.