NC MLAs urge J&Okay LG to launch detainees after Kashmir protests
2 min learnSrinagarMar 15, 2026 09:42 PM IST
A delegation of Nationwide Convention legislators met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday to hunt the discharge of people detained within the aftermath of protests in Kashmir within the first week of March.
After the killing of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in strikes on Iran by the US and Israel1000’s in Kashmir took to the streets on March 1. Though there was no official affirmation from the J&Okay Police on the variety of these detained after these protests, NC chief spokesperson and Zadibal MLA, Tavir Sadiq, who led the delegation to the Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Sunday, estimated that there are “over 200 folks detained from throughout the Valley.”
Sadiq was accompanied by Chadoora MLA Ali Mohammad Dar, Pattan MLA Javaid Riyaz Bedar and Sonawari MLA Hilal Akbar Lone.
After the assembly, Sadiq mentioned, “Spontaneous protests broke out right here after the dying of Ayatollah Khamenei. Some FIRs have been filed round this in numerous police stations, and plenty of younger males from the areas we characterize have been booked.”
The MLAs have urged the L-G to withdraw these FIRs and launch these detained, “since they’re younger and had been caught within the spontaneous expression of their grief,” Sadiq mentioned.
After the assembly, the NC delegation mentioned that the L-G, who’s answerable for legislation and order in J&Okay, gave them an assurance that he would “evaluation” these FIRs and take applicable motion.
NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and former Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu had been additionally booked by the J&Okay Police, which accused them of circulating “deceptive on-line content material”.
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In an effort to revive calm to the area, J&Okay Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had additionally chaired a gathering between the administration, non secular leaders and civil society members in Srinagar following protests and clashes within the Union Territory after the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei.
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