Invoking PSA Against Former CMs ''Most Unfortunate'', Says Altaf Bukhari

Former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said invoking the Public Safety Act (PSA) against former chief ministers — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti was “most unfortunate”. The former PDP leader demanded a “level playing field” for all political parties for the revival of the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari said putting mainstream leaders and workers behind bars in and outside Jammu and Kashmir does not serve any purpose and rather raises a question on the country’s democratic set-up. “Not only the top leadership of political mainstream is behind bars but over a thousand workers who have sacrificed a lot for strengthening the political process in Jammu and Kashmir are still under detention,” Bukhari said in a statement.