Jammu, Sep 9: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary strongly criticized the imposition of the Public Safety Act on elected AAP MLA Meraj Malik, calling it “a murder of democracy”.
He urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to revoke the PSA and release Malik immediately.
Surinder Choudhary raised pointed questions about the value of an elected government in Jammu and Kashmir following the imposition of the PSA on Meraj Malik.
He said that by the said act of LG, people should now understand the immense difficulties and challenges that the government was facing and fighting against. This is a murder of democracy. PSA was not imposed on Maharaj Malik, but it was imposed on India’s democracy.
He added that still, there is an opportunity for the Lieutenant Governor to take notice, because the Police and the Deputy Commissioners are under his authority. He should ask why, if Maharaj Malik said something wrong, a simple FIR could have been filed against him.
There was no major need to impose the PSA,” DyCM told reporters as every citizen has the fundamental right to express their views.
He added that BJP leaders should reflect on whether they are satisfied with PSA being imposed on an elected public servant. He cautioned that “today it is Malik, tomorrow it could be anyone else, and people must be prepared to face such arbitrary actions.
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