Srinagar, Sept. 19 -- Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone launched a sharp attack on PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, accusing her of hypocrisy and political theatrics over her letter to the Union Home Minister seeking clemency for JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik.

Addressing a press briefing, Lone said his friendship with Malik went back to their college days, but clarified that his concern was not about personal loyalty but about exposing the "double standards" of Kashmir's traditional political families.

Lone questioned the very basis of Mehbooba's letter, pointing out that Malik himself had never filed an appeal and had instead narrated his story with courage. "So on whose advice has this mercy letter been written today...