Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah sparred angrily in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly this morning, with an argument over the setting of a "Sainik colony" fast turning personal.
Ms Mufti accused Mr Abdullah, a former chief minister, of spreading rumours on social media platform Twitter, on which the latter is very active.
"I know you will be happy if I delete my Twitter account," retorted Mr Abdullah, vowing to continue tweeting and "raising public issues through the forum".
An angry chief minister responded by saying that she would not allow anybody to "destabilise peace by spreading false and inflammatory reports." She said her government would take strict against those who spread "such false news reports".
About an hour after the spat in assembly, Omar Abdullah took a dig at Ms Mufti in a series of tweets:
Ms Mufti's People's Democratic Party or PDP rules Jammu and Kashmir in partnership with the BJP, which favours the setting up of a Sainik Colony in Kashmir, a move opposed by the state's regional parties. The PDP has so far rejected the proposal saying there is no land to allot to "non-state subjects."
Ms Mufti accused Mr Abdullah, a former chief minister, of spreading rumours on social media platform Twitter, on which the latter is very active.
"I know you will be happy if I delete my Twitter account," retorted Mr Abdullah, vowing to continue tweeting and "raising public issues through the forum".
An angry chief minister responded by saying that she would not allow anybody to "destabilise peace by spreading false and inflammatory reports." She said her government would take strict against those who spread "such false news reports".
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About an hour after the spat in assembly, Omar Abdullah took a dig at Ms Mufti in a series of tweets:
Ms Mufti's People's Democratic Party or PDP rules Jammu and Kashmir in partnership with the BJP, which favours the setting up of a Sainik Colony in Kashmir, a move opposed by the state's regional parties. The PDP has so far rejected the proposal saying there is no land to allot to "non-state subjects."
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