Srinagar, Sept. 8 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has strongly refuted reports circulating in certain media outlets and social media platforms suggesting that it has endorsed the slapping of provisions of the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, on Mehraj Malik, Hon'ble MLA (52-Doda Assembly Constituency).

In an official communique, the Secretariat clarified: "It has been highlighted/reported in some media reports, social media platforms, X (formerly Twitter) that the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has endorsed the slapping of provisions of Public Safety Act 1978 on Shri Mehraj Malik, Hon'ble MLA (52-Doda Assembly Constituency) which is factually incorrect and baseless as the Secretariat has no role ...