Omar Abdullah says he regrets 'unparliamentary' remarks as BJP walks out of J&K Assembly

New Delhi: J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he regretted his remarks made against the BJP during his speech in the assembly on the previous day. BJP legislators had staged a walkout from the assembly in the morning, protesting against what they described as "unparliamentary and indecent language" used by Abdullah during House proceedings on Tuesday. They said they would not participate in the proceedings until the CM tendered an apology.

The CM had taken a jibe at the BJP legislators saying they were a changed lot after the recent visit of the Union home minister Amit Shah to J&K. "Home minister sahib ke aate aate aap ke tevar main itna badlaav aaya hai... Aisa lagta hai ki aap ko itne joote pade hain (it seems you have got a good beating with slippers)," Abdullah had said, triggering a massive protest from BJP legislators.

On Wednesday, Abdullah said, "If you would have allowed me, I would have taken back my words yesterday. But the field commander of this party (LoP Sunil Sharma) was not ready. Sometimes emotions overwhelm us here and we say something. Whatever I said they didn't like it, I regret it." He further said, "I request the Speaker to withdraw any unparliamentary word that I may have used during my speech in the House."