Majid Hyderi’s detention under PSA is reprehensible: Omar Abdullah

18 Sept: NC vice president Omar Abdullah reacted to Majid Hyderi’s detention under PSA  claiming that it is deeply disturbing. Omar Abdullah categorically stated that it is yet another instance of the incumbent J&K administration proving how intolerant they are to any criticism.

Omar tweeted and posted, “I don’t think there is very much he & I would ever agree on being ideologically poles apart but this reported detention & shift to a jail in Jammu is cruel & unnecessary. If Majid Hyderi has said something someone else doesn’t like then take recourse to the available defamation laws. He isn’t a threat to public safety even if he does threaten a few reputations.”

Reports of #MajidHyderi’s detention under PSA are deeply disturbing. If correct this is yet another instance of the current J&K administration proving how intolerant they are to any criticism. I don’t think there is very much he & I would ever agree on being ideologically poles…

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) September 18, 2023

It is learnt that J&K Police apprehended Majid Hyderi on charges of criminal conspiracy, extortion and intimidation. Hyderi is a freelance journalist and TV commentator.