Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone, one of the main petitioners in the challenge to the abrogation of Article 370, filed a single-page affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying he is a “responsible and dutiful citizen of the Union of India” who is exercising his right to approach the top court.
In the affidavit, the National Conference leader reiterated his oath as a Member of Parliament to protect the Constitution and the territorial integrity of the nation.
A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had asked Mr. Lone to file an affidavit after the government and other respondents in the case accused him of raising anti-national slogans in support of secessionist forces, especially once in 2018 on the floor of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
