Guwahati: Senior Assam Congress leader Tarun Gogoi Tuesday criticised the Centre slapping the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah and called it a blatant misuse of power.
This step by the Centre, which allows authorities to detain an individual for six months without trial, is a threat to the survival of democracy in the country, Gogoi, who is the former Assam chief minister, said in a statement here. The arrest of the ailing octogenarian Kashmir leader has violated constitutional provisions of liberty and dignity of every citizen of the country, he said.
“The situation has become so serious that even the Supreme Court had to intervene and ask the Centre to restore normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir as soon as possible,” the former chief minister claimed.
Gogoi said the mishandling of the situation in J&K has led to further deterioration in the state of affairs in that state as restrictions and curbs on rights and privileges of the people along with detention of political leaders continue. (PTI)
