India, Sept. 14 -- PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti Saturday urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to call a special session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to condemn the detention of AAP's Doda MLA Mehraj Malik, saying a resolution can put pressure on the Centre to release the legislator and protect all members from future targeting.

"I urge Hon'ble Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to call a special Assembly session to condemn the PSA & arrest of MLA Mehraj Malik. A resolution can put pressure on Centre Government to release Mehraj Malik & protect all MLAs from future targeting," Mufti said in a post on X.

Malik, who is also chief of AAP's J&K unit, was detained on Monday under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly disturbing public order and was lo...