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Explainer: Why Doda is facing unrest

A sitting legislator's detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) has spiralled into major political standoff

Arjun Sharma

Updated At : 06:41 AM Sep 13, 2025 IST

Barbed wires placed in view of the protests against the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik in Doda district on Friday. PTI

A DISPUTE over relocation of a government health centre in a village in Doda district of Jammu region has spiralled into a major political standoff, resulting in a sitting legislator being detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. Promulgated in 1978, the legislation allows detention of any person above the age of 18 without trial for a period of two years as an administrative measure.

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