'Not justified': CM Omar reacts over detention of MLA Doda Mehraj Malik

Srinagar, Sep 08: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed his displeasure over Public Safety Act (PSA) slapped on MLA Doda Mehraj Malik, saying there was no justification for detaining him.

He said Malik was not a threat to “public safety”, and using this “discredited” law to detain him was wrong.

Taking to micro-blogging site X, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said: “There is no justification for detaining Mehraj Malik under PSA. He’s 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,” he added on X.