CM Omar Abdullah Criticizes Detention of Mehraj Malik Under Public Safety Act

Srinagar 08 September :- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticised the detention of Doda legislator Mehraj Din Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), terming it unjustified and a blow to democratic values in Jammu and Kashmir.

CM Omar Abdullah post on X (formerly Twitter), where he vehemently opposed the detention of Mehraj Malik, declaring there was “no justification” for it. He stated that There is no justification for detaining Mehraj Malik under PSA. He’s not a threat to “public safety” & using this discredited law to detain him is wrong. If the unelected government can use its powers against an elected representative like this then how does anyone expect the people of J&K to continue to have faith in democracy.

The detention order against Malik was issued earlier by the authorities, who cited charges of activities deemed “prejudicial to the maintenance of public order” as the reason for taking him into custody under the stringent PSA.