Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday observed that the LG administration should admit its mistake and release Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik, detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
After the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh restrained police from filing a chargesheet against MLA Mehraj Malik, Abdullah reacted by suggesting that the PSA detention of the legislator from Doda was not justifiable.
“(LG administration) should admit it’s mistake and release the MLA. As the court has said, let the investigation continue, and if there is anything found during the investigation, the police should take the court into confidence.
As of now, going by the court observations, the PSA detention of Malik should be revoked,” Abdullah said.
The CM also welcomed the Supreme Court’s stay on the Waqf bill.
“This bill aimed to bring only properties of the community under the purview of the act. It is good that the Supreme Court has seen through this,” he said. Malik was apprehended by the police on charges of disturbing public order and later detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on September 8. He is currently lodged in the district jail in Kathua.