Video footage from the Assembly showed NC legislators chanting slogans and holding portraits of Khamenei inside the House, prompting police to intervene as tensions escalated. BJP MLAs countered the protest, resulting in a scuffle between Congress MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone and BJP MLA Yudvir Sethi. Assembly proceedings were briefly adjourned to restore order.
The protest was led by NC leaders expressing solidarity with Iran. Party MLA Tanvir Sadiq stated, “We are standing in solidarity with Iran. The entire National Conference and the government of J&K are standing with them. No country has the right to attack another, and India’s top leadership should condemn this.” He emphasized the party’s support for the people of Iran in the wake of Khamenei’s killing.
