Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was released from detention under the Public Safety Act. Mufti had been in detention since August 5, 2019, the day the Centre abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, bifurcated it into two Union Territories, and imposed a lockdown. Her daughter Iltija Mufti also confirmed the development on Twitter and thanked people who supported her.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were released from detention earlier this year However, the administration kept extending Mufti’s detention. Ilija Mufti had in the Supreme Court challenged her mother’s detention under the Public Safety Act and the two extensions in May and July. On September 29, the Supreme Court allowed Mehbooba Mufti to meet her daughter and son in detention. The court directed Jammu and Kashmir’s administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s petition and also gave time to the Centre to respond to it. The judges said the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister should request authorities to allow her to attend meetings of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The matter is scheduled to be heard next on October 15.
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