Jammu: Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader and J&K MLA Sheikh Khursheed on Monday alleged that he was barred from meeting detained AAP legislator Mehraj Malik in Kathua jail.
Malik, 37, was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on September 8 in Doda for allegedly disturbing public order.
Taking to X, Khursheed wrote, “Jail superintendent and district administration Kathua denied my lawful right to meet Mehraj Saheb. An assault on democracy!”
He added that he later met Malik’s father to express solidarity, claiming that he too faced similar denial earlier.
Malik’s arrest had triggered violent protests in Doda, leading authorities to impose prohibitory orders and suspend mobile internet and broadband services.
