Who Sharjeel Imam is and why he has been denied bail in connection to CAA and NRC cases
He came to the social media spotlight, courtesy a video that went viral in January 2020, where he was allegedly heard ‘instigating people’ to cut Assam off India during a speech at the Aligarh Muslim University on 16 December, 2019 A Delhi court on Friday, denied bail to ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam in connection with allegedly giving an inflammatory speech on at Jamia Millia Islamia on 13 December, 2019, and inciting violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. Delhi’s Saket Court Additional Sessions Judge Anuj Aggarwal while dismissing the bail observed that “a cursory and plain reading of the speech dated December 13, 2019, reveals that same is clearly on communal/divisive lines. History of protest involvements Sharjeel came to the social media spotlight, courtesy a video that went viral in January 2020, where he was allegedly heard ‘instigating people’ to cut Assam off India during a speech at the Aligarh Muslim University on 16 December, 2019. The Delhi Court today, while dismissing Imam’s bail plea, quoted Swami Vivekananda - “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think; Words are secondary; Thoughts live; they travel far.” According to Delhi Police, Imam allegedly delivered a provocative speech on December 13, 2019, which resulted in riots two days later when a mob consisting of over 3,000 people attacked police personnel and torched several vehicles in the Jamia Nagar area.
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