Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Legislative Assembly on Monday (February 9, 2026) witnessed a disruption after a PDP leader accused the government of pushing the Union Territory into a debt trap by bringing in the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme.
PDP legislator Waheed Ur Rehman Para, who was joined by his party colleagues and Independent MLA Sheikh Khurshid, was countered by the National Conference (NC), leading to a heated exchange of words between the two sides.
Mubarak Gul, who was holding the chair, made repeated attempts to control the situation and finally adjourned the house half-an-hour before the scheduled end of the first sitting.
While the ruckus was going on, BJP members stood up from their seats and staged a walkout, accusing the chair of not allowing the party members time to speak on the budget. Some of their members also tried to enter the well but were pushed back by the marshals.
Targeting the government, PDP MLA Para accused the ruling dispensation of pushing J&K into a debt trap.
