Why PSA against Abdullah now, because Vaiko filed petition in SC, asks Sibal

Abdullah has now been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), which enables authorities to detain any individual for two years without trial. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal hit out at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the detention of Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act.

New Delhi (India): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal hit out at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the detention of Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) today and questioned whether the step was prompted by Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko's plea in the Supreme Court seeking a directive that the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister be produced before it.

Abdullah has now been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), which enables authorities to detain any individual for two years without trial.

The 81-year-old patron of the National Conference has been under house arrest since August 5 when the Centre announced abrogation of the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into Union territories.

"Now PSA (43 days later). Earlier BJP said 92% of people in J&K welcome dilution of Article 370; that normalcy prevails. Then Amit Shah in Parliament: Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested," Sibal said in a tweet.

"If no danger to public safety then, why now? Because Vaiko filed the petition?" he said.

• Now PSA (43 days later)
  
  Earlier BJP said 92% of people in J&K welcome dilution of Art.370 ; that normalcy prevails
  
  Then Amit Shah in Parliament : Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested
  
  If no danger to public safety then , why now ?
  
  Because Vaiko filed petition?

  — Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) September 17, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Now PSA (43 days later)
  
  Earlier BJP said 92% of people in J&K welcome dilution of Art.370 ; that normalcy prevails
  
  Then Amit Shah in Parliament : Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested
  
  If no danger to public safety then , why now ?
  
  Because Vaiko filed petition?

  — Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) September 17, 2019

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  Now PSA (43 days later)
  
  Earlier BJP said 92% of people in J&K welcome dilution of Art.370 ; that normalcy prevails
  
  Then Amit Shah in Parliament : Farooq Abdullah neither detained nor arrested
  
  If no danger to public safety then , why now ?
  
  Because Vaiko filed petition?

  — Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) September 17, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Vaiko's plea seeking that the former J&K Chief Minister be produced before the court.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer issued a notice to the Centre and the state, and fixed Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko's plea for hearing on September 30.