As soon as the House assembled for the day, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the budget proposals have been implemented by the government even as the House was still conducting the general discussion on the budget.
"We know you have the numbers and you will pass the budget anyway. But some good suggestions could have come from here (assembly)," he said.
"It is the contempt of this House. This House cannot be taken for granted," the former Chief Minister said.
Urging Speaker Kavinder Gupta to interve in the matter, he said, the opposition leader said, "You do not have to protect the government all the time. You have to protect this House also."
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Congress members led by Nawang Rigzin Jora also questioned the rationale of issuing the orders for implementation of the proposals when discussions on the budget had not been completed and the House was yet to approve them.
"I agree with my friends (pointing to opposition benches) that these orders should be withdrawn till budget is approved by the House," he said.
"While this is an established practice at the Centre, Jammu and Kashmir has a special status due to which even laws passed by Parliament are discussed and debated in the state Assembly," Sharma said.
The Speaker also directed the government to put on hold the orders for implementation of budget proposals till the same are passed by the House.
Responding to this, the Finance Minister said it was an established practice in the state and the Centre that notifications are issued after budget presentation.
The issue was raised by NC in the Legislative Council as well.
"The matter has been raised in the Lower House as well that the government has implemented the proposals made in the budget and has also issued orders in this regard. When it has happened, then there is no fun in having the discussions on the budget. What is the aim of these discussions in both the Houses then," said NC member Ali Mohammad Dar.