Public Safety Act

"File Fresh Petition": Top Court To Vaiko On Farooq Abdullah Detention

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday September 30, 2019

Farooq Abdullah is under detention under the Public Safety Act and his detention can be challenged before an "appropriate authority", the Supreme Court told MDMK chief Vaiko today, refusing to further entertain his petition.

Public Safety Act Order Accuses Farooq Abdullah Of Spreading "Secessionist Ideology"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 19, 2019

Statements mobilising people against the state and the "tremendous potential" to create public disorder in the Valley are among the charges listed against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who has been charged under the Public Safety Act.

"Blatant Misuse Of Power": Tarun Gogoi On Farooq Abdullah's Detention

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday termed the detention of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) "blatant misuse of power" by the Centre.

"Nazi, Nazi, Nazi": Chidambarams Condemn Action Against Farooq Abdullah

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday called the centre "Nazis" for charging National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act, a stringent law that enables detention without trial for up to two years.

Jailed In House, Farooq Abdullah Allowed To Meet Sister, Daughter: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who has been charged with the stringent Public Safety Act, on Tuesday met his sister and daughter at his house.

"Terrorists Will Fill Vacuum": Rahul Gandhi On Farooq Abdullah Detention

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 17, 2019

The government is trying to "remove nationalist leaders like Farooq Abdullah" to create a political vacuum that will be filled by terrorists, Rahul Gandhi said today, targeting the government for the veteran Jammu and Kashmir leader's detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA).

Why Now? Because Plea In Top Court?: Kapil Sibal On Farooq Abdullah Move

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today hit out at the government over the detention of Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act and questioned whether the step was prompted by MDMK chief Vaiko's plea in the Supreme Court seeking a directive that the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister be produced before it.

Farooq Abdullah's Arrest Threatens Identity Of Country: Salman Khurshid

India News | ANI | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Monday said that former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has served the country by upholding its unity and integrity. He termed his alleged arrest under Public Safety Act (PSA) as unjust.

"Farooq Abdullah Stood By India Through Thick And Thin": Sitaram Yechury

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday September 16, 2019

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday slammed the centre for charging National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah under the strict Public Safety Act (PSA), saying the move was a "cowardly afterthought" by the BJP. He also said Mr Abdullah had supported India through "thick and thin".

"Unfortunate": Congress Condemns Farooq Abdullah's Detention

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

The Congress on Monday strongly condemned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah's detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), saying it is the country's "misfortune" that the leaders who fought for its unity and integrity have been put behind bars.

National Conference Says Will Challenge Farooq Abdullah's Detention Under Public Safety Act

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 16, 2019

The National Conference (NC) on Monday said the party would take legal course to challenge the detention of its president Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Public Safety Act, Used To Detain Farooq Abdullah, Explained In 5 Points

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday September 19, 2019

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was on Monday charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA) - a stringent law that enables detention without trial for two years. The politician, 83, has been charged with "disturbing public order", which carries a three-month detention term. He has so far been under "unofficial" house arrest in S...

Farooq Abdullah's Detention Under Law Cleared By His Father

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 16, 2019

Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, has been charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows arrest or detention for up to two years without trial. In an irony, he is at the receiving end of the same law that was cleared by his father and former Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah in the 1970s.

Farooq Abdullah, 83, Detained Under Tough Public Safety Act

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday September 16, 2019

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was on Monday charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a stringent law that enables detention without trial for two years. The senior politician had so far been under "unofficial" house arrest in Srinagar, where hundreds of politicians have been detained or arrested as part of the centre's a...

Separatist Leader Yasin Malik Booked Under Public Safety Act

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 7, 2019

Separatist leader Yasin Malik has been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) that can keep him in detention for up to six months without trial, news agency IANS reported quoting a source.