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Srinagar, CNI NEWS: Peoples Conference chairman and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone has questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat over what he described as its failure to communicate the

status of his resolution concerning the alleged rigging of the 1987 Assembly elections, days before the autumn session begins.Lone said he had submitted two resolutions for the upcoming session and was informed by the Assembly Secretariat that his resolution concerning the recent power tariff hike had been admitted. He said, however, that there had been no communication regarding his second resolution concerning the 1987 elections.

“The Assembly cannot act like a post office that sends convenient letters but hides the inconvenient ones,” Lone said in a statement, alleging that the Secretariat cannot function as a “pro-government courier agency.”Lone cited Rule 179 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Assembly, which states that the Secretary shall inform a member whether a resolution has been admitted, disallowed or admitted as amended by the Speaker.He said the use of the word “shall” makes communication of the resolution’s status mandatory and argued that withholding such information would amount to a breach of the Assembly’s Rules.

Lone said he had written to the Assembly Secretariat seeking clarification on the status of his resolution.The issue comes ahead of the sixth session of the J&K Legislative Assembly, scheduled from September 21 to 30. The Secretariat has received nearly 50 Private Member resolutions for the session, but only seven are to be selected through draw of lots, subject to admissibility under the Rules.The 1987 Assembly election remains one of the most consequential and contested episodes in Jammu and Kashmir’s political history.

Allegations of widespread electoral rigging have been documented in historical accounts of the election, while the political consequences of the poll have been widely debated.The timing of Lone’s complaint is significant because the forthcoming session already faces a crowded agenda. Around 650 questions, 16–17 Private Member Bills and nearly 50 resolutions have been submitted, while the Assembly calendar provides only limited days for Private Members’ business. CNI NEWS