On September 8, 2025, Mehraj Malik, the lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), marking a historic first for a sitting legislator in the Union Territory. This unprecedented action, ordered by Doda Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh, has sparked widespread controversy, drawing sharp criticism from political leaders like Chief Minister Omar Abdullah