Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Monday clarified that it has not endorsed the application of the Public Safety Act (PSA) against Doda MLA Mehraj Malik, who remains under detention under the stringent preventive law.
Malik, also the president of the J-K unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was transferred to Kathua district jail on Monday evening.
In an official communique, the secretariat stated: “Reports circulating in some media outlets and on social media, including X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has endorsed the imposition of the Public Safety Act, are factually incorrect and baseless. The Secretariat has no role in this matter.”
The statement further noted that, under Rule 260 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the Secretariat is obliged to inform all MLAs about Malik’s detention. The rule specifies: “As soon as may be, the Speaker shall, after he has received a communication referred to in Rule 258 or Rule 259, read it out in the House, if in session, or if the House is not in session, direct that it may be published in the bulletin for the information of the members.”
