Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the detention of lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), saying that the MLA's detention affects the trust of people in democracy.

Referring to the Hazratbal Shrine row, Abdullah complained that only innocents were being "harassed" while there was no action against those who played with their religious sentiments.

"I am not able to understand what he did to get detained under such a strict law like the PSA? Was there any incident of stone-pelting? On the contrary, there is no action against those who played with our religious sentiments and spoiled the atmosphere at the Hazratbal Shrine. Only innocent...