Srinagar, Sept. 8 -- The detention of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) lone legislator in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehraj Malik, under the Public Safety Act (PSA) has sparked sharp criticism across political lines, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserting there was "no justification" for slapping the law against him.
Omar said that Malik is 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," Omar said on X.
The PDP MLA Waheed Parra said such draconian laws are weaponised to silence political voices & crush dissent.
"Strongly condemn the use...