JAMMU/SRINAGAR: J&Ok continues to be on the sting over the detention of AAP legislator from Doda, Mehraj Malik, below the Public Security Act (PSA). Whereas a low-intensity blast on Thursday morning triggered panic in Jammu’s Doda city, which already stays tense, excessive drama unfolded in Srinagar when police locked the circuit home gates to forestall AAP’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh from holding a protest towards Malik’s detention, and refused to permit NC president Farooq Abdullah to fulfill him.Singh, who reached Srinagar on Wednesday night with different AAP functionaries, was scheduled to carry a press convention and a protest at Lal Chowk. Nonetheless, police locked the gates of the circuit home and barred him and others from stepping out.NC president Farooq Abdullah, who arrived to supply assist to Singh, was stopped on the major gate. The AAP MP climbed on a plastic chair and tried to converse with him. Alleging that he had been positioned below “house arrest”, Singh mentioned the government guesthouse had been became a “police camp” and the authorities refused to reveal the grounds for confining him inside.Each the leaders argued with safety personnel for not permitting them to fulfill, and lashed out at LG Manoj Sinha, accusing him of abusing his authority. An upset Farooq mentioned “an elected govt is in power in J&K, but the LG has become a king”.The NC chief lastly left, bidding Singh “khuda hafiz” from exterior the gate. The AAP MP later shared video clips on X and mentioned: “If this is not dictatorship, then what is it?”CM Omar Abdullah, too, termed it “illegal detention” and slammed the “highhandedness” of the LG administration. “They claim everything is fine in J&K; that the atmosphere is good, people are happy, and ‘naya Kashmir’ is emerging. The reality is they do nothing except use force,” he mentioned whereas speaking to reporters. “They have used force against us, invoked wrong laws to arrest Mehraj Malik… And now they have illegally detained a Rajya Sabha member. Under which law? Did they serve any notice to him? This is not good for the democracy of J&K and it sends the wrong message,” Omar added.Earlier, panic gripped locals following the explosion in a home in Dumri-Thukar Mohalla of Doda city, though no accidents have been reported, officers mentioned. Two people have been detained for questioning.Doda remained calm however tense on Thursday and prohibitory orders remained in power for the third consecutive day throughout the district following protests over the slapping of PSA towards Malik.The Doda MLA’s father, Shamas Udin Malik, made a fervent attraction for launch of his son and apologised on his behalf for utilizing “unparliamentary” language towards deputy commissioner Harvinder Singh, whilst he accused the DC of “personal vendetta”. . “I apologise for the words he has used… I have full faith that LG sahib and Modi sahib will definitely do justice with us. We humbly urge the Prime Minister and the LG to release him and reunite our family,” he mentioned.(With inputs from PTI)
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