PSA AGAINST SHAH FAESAL, 2 PDP LEADERS REVOKED BY J&K

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday revoked the stringent Public Safety Act against former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal and two PDP members, including the maternal uncle of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, officials said.

The controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) against Faesal, which was extended by three months on May 14, has now been superseded by the order on Wednesday from the home department of the Union Territory.

Faesal, who was under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, was booked in February this year for his “anti-government” social media posts and an alliance with former legislator, engineer Shiekh Abdul Rashid— arrested in a terror funding case-among reasons cited in a government dossier. His detention was extended barely hours before it was to come to an end.

Faesal was first detained at the Delhi airport on August 14, 2019, after he reached the Capital from Srinagar and was sent back to Kashmir. In Srinagar, he was detained at the Centaur Hotel and later at the MLA hostel, where he will continue to be held.

In June last year, Faesal decided to ally with Rashid for J&K assembly polls.

The home department also revoked the stringent act against senior PDP leaders Sartaj Madani and Peer Mansoor.

Madani was lodged with National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammed Sagar at a government bungalow. Their det e nt i o n had been extended on May 5 for a period of three months.

SHAH FAESAL WAS BOOKED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR FOR HIS ‘ANTI-GOVERNMENT’ SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS