Sitaram Yechury's affidavit in SC challenges govt's claims on Kashmir

Yechury said that the situation on the ground in Kashmir, to the extent that he saw, was completely contrary to what the government is indicating

CPI (M) chief Sitaram Yechury's affidavit in the Supreme Court has challenged some of the government's claims that normalcy is returning in Kashmir. After the Supreme Court allowed him to visit the state, Yechury was in Kashmir on August 29 and 30 to meet his friend and party colleague Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami, who has been ailing.

On his return, Yechury filed an affidavit on September 2. He said in the affidavit that his experience of the entire visit and interaction with Tarigami has led him to believe that the 'unlawful detention' of his party colleague and 'other restrictions' have 'aggravated