The police denied that Makhan Din, a 25-year youth, was tortured during questioning. Kathua District Magistrate and the police have ordered separate inquiries into his death.
Amid drug menace and growing unemployment, the region is becoming udta Kashmir, he said.
Wani’s reaction came a day after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti applauded her party’s three MLAs who raised the demand for restoration of Article 370 in the recent session of the Assembly.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Thursday that her party would continue to observe the Union Territory (UT) Foundation Day as a black day till the special powers of the erstwhile state were not restored.
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has announced the dissolution of the party's entire structure with immediate effect.
The PDP leaders were among a delegation of Kashmiri politicians who had earlier this week met the Lt. Governor GC Murmu at Jammu and the government had described it as an initiative towards the political process.
The PDP had applied for permission to hold a prayer meeting at the Bijbehara grave of the former chief minister but it was denied.
Several political parties especially the Jammu based National Panthers Party (NPP), questioned Singh's continuation on the post despite the assembly being dissolved.
Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the all party meet on Sunday ahead of the crucial winter session of Parliament beginning from Monday.
Since the abrogation of Article 370, at least 50 politicians from Kashmir have been detained at Centaur Hotel situated along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar.
