Kashmir media restrictions, political detentions: SC to hear multiple pleas on Article 370 today
India TodayThe Supreme Court on Monday is scheduled to hear petitions against the media and communication restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, which were imposed in the Valley following the revocation of Article 370 as well as the validity of the abrogation in itself. The list of petitions to be heard today include: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had tried to visit the state twice after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in Jammu and Kashmir but was sent back from the airport by the authorities, has sought a nod from the top court to visit his family members. A plea of Rajya Sabha MP and MDMK founder Vaiko is also listed for hearing, in which he has sought a direction to the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir to produce former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, allegedly under detention following the abrogation of Article 370, before the court. The plea of Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin seeking the removal of media restrictions imposed in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370 will also be taken up along with some other petitions. Media suffers from crackdown The top court is going to hear the petition of Anuradha Bhasin, the Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, who told the court that even after a month of annulling provisions of Article 370, journalists in the Valley were "not allowed to move freely".