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SRINAGAR: Legislative Assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Saturday with opposition legislators accusing the State government of distributing street lights in the city in an “unfair” manner.
National Conference MLA from Eidgah constituency, Mubarak Gul, raised the issue, alleging that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) distributed street lights in an unfair manner.
“Every constituency got 50 street lights but the minister’s constituency was given 100. This is unfair. And then the lights in my constituency were distributed through the candidate whom I defeated in the elections,” Gul said.
The NC MLA was supported by other party legislators.
Congress members also joined in the chorus against the coalition, levelling similar allegations and shouted slogans against the government.
Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh tried to pacify the protesting legislators, saying “no individual was given lights for distribution”.
He also provided a list containing data on street lights in each constituency of Srinagar. However, the protesting members continued shouting slogans.
“The Deputy Chief Minister said the opposition was creating an issue out of a non-issue. If any MLA has not been given lights, we will investigate it,” Singh said.
“These are serious allegations. If they have any specific case, let them furnish proof and we will inquire. If any direction was given by some minister…this is a serious allegation and we will inquire into it as well, the Deputy Chief Minister said.
Speaker, Kavinder Gupta said MLAs should be taken into confidence by the administration in such matters.
