Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- Former MLA Kupwara and Chief Spokesperson of the J&K Peoples Conference Advocate Bashir Ahmad Dar has written a strongly worded letter to the Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly, raising alarm over what he described as "systematic assault" on the very institution of MLA.

In astatementissued, Adv. Bashir expressed deep concern over the arrest of sitting MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and recalled the "unprecedented and shameful" physical assault on Malik inside the Assembly premises.

"The institution of MLA is being rapidly eroded. As someone who has been an MLA myself, it pains me to see this decline. The arrest of a sitting legislator under PSA is not just about one individual - it is a que...