Shawdesh Desk:

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, who has been under detention since August 5, has criticised the Supreme Court for its urgent hearing on Sunday on the Maharashtra government formation controversy, reports Hindustan Times.

The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions, including one filed by Kashmir Times executive editor, Anuradha Bhasin, challenging the communication blockade imposed in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of the August 5 decision to revoke the Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and reorganizing the state into two union territories – J&K and Ladakh.

Mehbooba Mufti, who was lodged at Srinagar’s Cheshma Shahi on the eve of the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate it into Union Territories, was shifted to another location near the city’s centre at Lal Chowk earlier this month, officials familiar with the development said.