Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to convene a special Assembly session to condemn the Public Safety Act (PSA) invoked against Doda MLA Mehraj Malik and to pass a resolution pressing for his release.
She said such a resolution would put pressure on the Central Government to release Malik and protect other legislators from similar targeting in the future.
Talking to reporters, Mehbooba said that over the past few days there has only been condemnation over Malik's arrest.
"He has been booked under PSA and our Chief Minister, after meeting Malik's father, told him that he will help him in legal proceedings. If he ne...