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.”
