A meeting of the House Committee was held here under the Chairmanship of Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday to discuss issues raised by different members of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislators, Sunil Kumar Sharma, (Leader of Opposition); Ghulam Ahmad Mir; Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi); Surjeet Singh Slathia; Ali Mohammad Dar; Javid Hassan Baig; Ch Mohammad Akram and Waheed Ur Rehman Para were present as members of the Committee.
The Committee discussed accommodation and other related issues being faced by the MLAs during their stay in the twin capitals of J&K.
During threadbare discussions, the Legislators gave their suggestions regarding provisioning of suitable accommodation to them at Jammu/Srinagar. They also suggested that process should be initiated to identify the government quarters for allotment to the MLAs till new arrangements are made so that they won't face any inconvenience during public meetings and legislative sessions.
The Speaker assured them that all their genuine suggestions including accommodation issues would be taken up with the government for early resolution. He showed his optimism that these issues would find resolution in a time-bound manner.
Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Manoj Kumar Pandit and other senior officers were present in the meeting.