Srinagar, Sep 27: Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Saturday offered a detailed reading of the 85-page affidavit submitted by Yasin Malik, stressing that its significance goes far beyond the individual or questions of clemency.

“This affidavit is not about Yasin Malik as a person, nor is it about seeking clemency,” Lone said. “It is fundamentally about the sanctity of the institution of dialogue and the threats it faces in resolving conflicts in this region,” Lone said as per KNS .

He said that the document presents a first-person account of a Kashmiri who carries hundreds of cases, has been convicted for life, and faces the prospect of the death penalty.

“It is based on real-life events,” Lone emphasized, “but it is more than a legal affidavit. It is, in ess

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