Srinagar, Oct 30 : The issue of Jammu and Kashmir’s reservation policy triggered heated exchanges in the Assembly on Thursday, with one member demanding “rights as envisaged in the Constitution,” and another calling for “justice in line with actual representation and population.”

Legislator Sajad Lone alleged that the government was “stonewalling questions” and withholding relevant information sought from it. He said he had earlier sought details about the Cabinet Subcommittee Report and figures from merit and selection lists—first from the Department of Social Welfare and, later, in the current session, from the General Administration Department.

Lone expressed displeasure that his question had been clubbed with that of another legislator, defeating the purpose of seeking direct answer

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