SRINAGAR, Sep 13: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to convene a special session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to condemn the arrest of AAP’s Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA). She said a resolution in the House could mount pressure on the Centre to release the legislator and safeguard other MLAs from similar 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 the Centre to release Mehraj Malik & protect all MLAs from future targeting,” Mufti wrote on X.
Malik, who also heads AAP’s J&K unit, was detained on Monday for allegedly disturbing public order and lodged in Kathua jail. His detention sparked protests in Doda, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory restrictions and suspend mobile internet and broadband services.
Mufti added that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should also extend legal aid to thousands of poor Kashmiris languishing in jails across India. “They need it the most. Mehraj can fight his legal battle, what he needs is a strong political stand expressed through the Assembly,” she said.
