Mehbooba Mufti was working with separatists: Public Safety Act dossier
ain Masoodi said, “These PSAs belie the claims of normalcy. The PSA is being used to stifle dissent and disagreement, which is at the core of democracy.”
PDP spokesman Firdous Tak said the conscientious people of the country and the world should take note of these undemocratic measures. “Will they now book all those who have filed petitions and challenged the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A?” asked Mr. Tak.Separately, official sources said security agencies and magistrates were preparing dossiers to book more mainstream politicians under the PSA in the coming days. About 11 political leaders including Ms. Mufti’s close confidant, the PDP’s Naeem Akhtar, and J&K Peoples Movement chief Shah Faesal are still lodged in Srinagar’s MLA Hostel. Many of them will complete their six months of preventive detention under Sections 107 and 151 of the CrPC on Sunday. Sources said another four leaders were likely to be released soon.
NC’s Ali Muhammad Sagar’s ability to mobilise people to visit polling booths during boycott calls given by the separatists has been made a ground to slap PSA against him. Similarly, PDP’s Sartaj Madni’s ability to influence locals to protest, like in 2009 and 2016, and his having allegedly authored a document on ‘self rule’ are listed as the key grounds for using PSA against him.
The Hindu
