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Jammu and Kashmir lockdown after the abrogation of Article 370, 2019-2021

Detention

14 Sep 2019

In power
BJP — Jammu and Kashmir (President’s Rule)
Acted
State government, Jammu and Kashmir
Under
Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978

The District Magistrate of Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, ordered the detention of Farooq Abdullah under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 on 14 September 2019, according to documents reported by The Tribune. The order became public on Monday 16 September 2019. The Tribune reported that the dossier cited 34 media reports and documents, and that the order called the detention necessary to maintain public order. [3][2][1]

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The same action under other governments

For each party in power, its most recent detention in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.

  1. 2026Protests demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignationIn power: BJP — Delhi Police, Maharashtra
  2. 2018Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest and police firing, May 2018In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
  3. 2012December 2012 Delhi gang-rape protestsIn power: INC — Delhi Police

Sources

  1. 1Explained: What is Jammu and Kashmir's Public Safety Act?The Indian Express, Kaunain Sheriff M, Bashaarat Masood, 17 Sep 2019T5 SecondaryArchived 18 Sep 2019
  2. 2PSA file indicts Omar Abdullah for getting people to vote, refers to Mehbooba Mufti as 'Daddy's girl'The Indian Express, Bashaarat Masood, 10 Feb 2020T4 ReportArchived 10 Feb 2020
  3. 3PSA order: Farooq's acts prior to abrogation led to detentionThe Tribune, Ishfaq Tantry, 19 Sep 2019T4 Report