Criminalising Political Dissent In Kashmir?
Shah Faesal, the 2010 Indian Administrative Service topper from Jammu and Kashmir, has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act that allows detention without trial for up to three months and multiple extensions. Mr Faesal now joins a long list of leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including three former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, who have been booked under the PSA. Other political leaders who have been charged under the PSA are Ali Mohammed Sagar, Naeem Akhtar, Sartaj Madani and Hilal Lone. Is this a violation of democracy or essential for normalcy?
