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Srinagar: The occupied Jammu and Kashmir unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said that detention of party leader and MLA Meraj Malik under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) is part of a conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to imprison the legislator.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, AAP leader Mudasir Hassan speaking to the media said the party will continue its protests until the PSA against Meraj Malik is revoked and he is released.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the circumstances of the arrest, he said the Doda District Magistrate\u2014who booked Malik under PSA\u2014could have resolved the matter through other means but chose to invoke the \u201cdraconian law that was once used against timber smugglers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue began with the proposed shifting of a health centre. The District Magistrate didn\u2019t listen to the public outcry, which forced Meraj to raise the issue on social media. Even if the DM felt offended, there were legal alternatives. He could have written to the Speaker of the Assembly or to the AAP\u2019s disciplinary committee. But instead, he invoked the PSA against an elected representative,\u201d Hassan said.<\/p>\n
The AAP leader argued that the public outpouring of support for Malik shows he is not a threat to public order. \u201cThe people are on the streets in support of Meraj Malik. That itself is evidence that he poses no threat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He alleged that the BJP had a direct hand in Malik\u2019s arrest. \u201cThe BJP has been targeting him ever since he became an MLA. They were clearly unhappy. And in just one day, how did the District Magistrate prepare a dossier of over 300 pages? It\u2019s clear the BJP is behind this. They\u2019re using the DM\u2019s shoulder to target Malik. AAP is under attack from the BJP not only in J&K but across the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He further stated that AAP\u2019s legal team is preparing to challenge the detention in court. \u201cSenior advocates from across Jammu and Kashmir have offered to support our legal fight. We will soon approach the court and are hopeful the PSA will be quashed, as the allegations against Malik are baseless,\u201d Hassan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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