India, Dec. 28 -- National Conference Member of Parliament Ruhullah Mehdi raised sharp questions on Sunday about his house arrest and the detention of students before the proposed protest, directly challenging the elected government to clarify its position on the reservation issue, political prisoners, and the role of the Lieutenant Governor's administration.

Addressing the issue publicly, Ruhullah asked under whose direction he was placed under house arrest, and students were arrested, asserting that he hoped the action was not ordered by the elected government but taken at the behest of the LG administration. He questioned whether the government would continue to wait as the file remains with the LG office or use this as a convenient e...