New Delhi, Jan 29: The Joint Screening Committee appointed to look into the cases of Jammu and Kashmir detenues, today decided to recommend revocation of the Public Safety Act (PSA) against 34 detenues, a Home Ministry spokesman said. The decision comes in the wake of the ''path-breaking'' meeting between Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and the Hurriyat leaders here on January 22. Consequent to the decision, the state government has been asked to submit further cases of PSA detenues for consideration of the Joint Screening Committee. The spokesman said that pursuant to the discussions between the Hurriyat leaders and the deputy prime minister, the joint screening committee reviewed the cases of a number of detenues under the Jammu and Kashmir PSA.

The Deputy Prime Minister had assured the Hurriyat leaders that a rapid review would be undertaken to examine the cases of those held in detention.
Bureau Report