Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and discuss the release of people of Jammu and Kashmir arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

Mehbooba Mufti held protests in Srinagar to demand the release of the prisoners jailed under the UAPA and raised the slogan "Bail, not jail".

Speaking to reporters, she said, "We wanted to hold a protest today for the innocent people jailed in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere, especially those whose parents are not capable enough of fighting a case. We wanted to demand that Omar Abdullah speak to the Home Minister."

The PDP chief said that if the prisoners...