Ensure jailed MLA Mehraj Malik can vote in RS polls: Court to J&K Govt

Jammu, Oct 18: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday directed the government to ensure Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik can vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election for four seats in the Union Territory.

The state counsel informed the court that the authorities have already dispatched postal ballots to Kathua jail, where the legislator is lodged under the Public Safety Act (PSA) since September 8.

The court order came on an application filed by Malik seeking permission to participate in the upcoming assembly session starting in Srinagar on October 23, and to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for the next day.