Sajad Lone writes letter to Assembly Speaker, protests rejection of amendments to Lieutenant Governor’s address

Srinagar, Mar 04: MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone has written a letter to the Speaker of the J&K Assembly, protesting the rejection of five out of seven amendments he submitted to the Lieutenant Governor’s address.

The disallowed amendments include the restoration of Article 370 and 35A, repeal of the Public Safety Act, a probe into the 1987 election rigging, abolition of Kashmir-specific police verification, and discussion on recent civilian deaths, People’s Conference President said in the letter.

Lone criticised the move as an attempt to silence the aspirations of the people of J&K, questioning why political parties that campaigned on restoring Article 370 now refuse to even discuss it.

He warned that stifling democratic debate could have serious consequences and “demands either a reconsideration of the decision or a clear explanation for rejecting the amendments.”