The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat has served a show-cause notice to PDP youth leader and MLA Waheed Parra for making “misleading and factually incorrect” comments on social media platforms following the detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Din Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
The notice, issued under LA-3657/Legn/2025, dated September 10, 2025, stated that Parra’s remarks were casting doubts on the impartiality of the Speaker’s office and undermining the dignity of the Assembly as an institution.
This took place after a communication by the Doda District Magistrate, Harvinder Singh, IAS, was sent to the J&K Assembly over the detention of Mehraj Malik under the PSA on September 8.
In accordance with Rule 260 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, the Secretariat had published a bulletin notifying members of the House about Malik’s detention.
Yet Parra posted on his official X handle, “Shameful surrender. The Assembly Secretariat endorsing PSA against an elected MLA is a direct assault on democracy. J&K CM @OmarAbdullah must act; don’t allow the institution of MLA, the last agency of the people, to be silenced. Today it's Mehraj; tomorrow it could be you.”
According to the Secretariat, the statement wrongly suggested that the Assembly Secretariat had “endorsed the detention of Malik,” whereas the bulletin was only issued in compliance with procedural rules. The Secretariat subsequently released a clarification, asserting that it had “no role in the arrest or detention of the Hon’ble Member.”
The notice issued by the Secretariat of the Assembly said, “The Hon’ble Speaker has taken serious note of the matter and observed that the privileges and freedom of speech granted to Members should not be misused to undermine the sanctity of the Institution.”
The PDP leader has been directed to explain his position on the comments made over the matter in seven days; failing which, breach of privilege and contempt proceedings will be initiated against him.
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