JAMMU: The Speaker of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Monday disallowed discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 passed by Parliament, stating that the matter is sub judice.As proceedings resumed in the Assembly after a 12-day break, legislators from the treasury benches — including members of the NC, Congress, AAP, and independents — demanded that the adjournment motion moved by 10 members to discuss the Waqf Amendment Bill be accepted.“We (at least 10-12 members) have moved an adjournment motion to seek discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament. We are not questioning the authority of Parliament, but under Article 56, we have every right to speak on something that has been passed by it,” said senior NC leader and MLA Tanvir Sadiq.The move was opposed by BJP members, who argued that the House cannot deliberate on laws passed by Parliament. Amid strong opposition from BJP members, Sadiq cited precedents, noting that assemblies in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and West Bengal had previously discussed central laws like GST and the farm laws. “There is a precedence that exists when the NRC was passed,” he added.The NC leader emphasized that central laws have been discussed in the J&K Assembly before. “I request that since J&K is a Muslim-majority state, the discussion on the Waqf Bill passed by Parliament is very important here. It directly impacts the people of J&K. I request that the adjournment motion be admitted so that we can have a discussion on it,” Sadiq said.
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