SRINAGAR: Senior BJP leader and the party’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma, while praising the experience of elected Speaker Abdur Rahim Rather, today assured full cooperation on behalf of the opposition while seeking a “neutral stand” from the Speaker.
“Sir, I congratulate you on being elected as the Speaker. You have a vast experience of being in this House. You have been in government and also in the opposition. From the opposition side, I assure you of full support. We all would learn from your experience,” Sharma said while addressing the House.
Sharma said that the opposition needs to be given more attention than the treasury benches. “We have young blood in the opposition camp, but despite that, we assure you that we will maintain discipline and follow the rules in spirit,” Sharma said.
He was elected as the LoP of BJP yesterday, representing the party that won 29 seats. The BJP, however, faced a major setback with the death of MLA Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota. (KNO)
