Jammu, Oct 23: National Conference (NC) legislators Tanvir Sadiq and Hilal Akbar Lone on Thursday raised the issue of the detention of MLA Doda, Mehraj Malik, during the opening session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, urging the government to ensure his immediate release.

The two lawmakers sought permission from the Speaker to initiate a discussion on Malik’s detention, arguing that an elected representative’s continued incarceration under the Public Safety Act (PSA) undermines the democratic process. “People of Doda have chosen their representative. He must be allowed to take part in the Assembly proceedings and raise the issues of his constituency,” the legislators demanded.

However, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather disallowed the discussion, stating that the session had comm

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