Anti-CAA protests: Sharjeel Imam denies inciting violence with speech, says 'cannot be hammered' with sedition
3 years, 6 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: Sharjeel Imam denies inciting violence with speech, says 'cannot be hammered' with sedition

Firstpost  

During the hearing, advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir, representing Imam, apprised Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, that no part of his speech called for any kind of violence to be initiated New Delhi: JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC, told a Delhi court on Monday that he cannot be hammered with sedition as his speeches did not call for violence. During the hearing, advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir, representing the accused, apprised Additional Sessions, Judge Amitabh Rawat, that no part of his speech called for any kind of violence to be initiated. Imam is accused of offenses relating to sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, imputations prejudicial to national integration, and public mischief under the Indian Penal Code, and indulging in unlawful activities under the UAPA. Delhi Police had filed a charge sheet against Imam in the case, in which it alleged that he allegedly gave speeches inciting hatred, contempt, and disaffection towards the Central Government and instigated the people which led to the violence in December 2019.

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'Indeed A Hate Speech': Delhi Court Orders Framing Charges Against Sharjeel Imam In 2019 Jamia Violence
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1 week, 5 days ago

'Indeed A Hate Speech': Delhi Court Orders Framing Charges Against Sharjeel Imam In 2019 Jamia Violence

ABP News  

New Delhi: A Delhi court has said activist Sharjeel Imam was not only an instigator but also one of the "kingpins of a larger conspiracy to incite violence" and ordered framing of charges against in the 2019 Jamia violence case. Additional sessions judge Vishal Singh observed that Imam's speech of December 13 near Jamia University was a "venomous", "pitted one …

'Sharjeel Imam Kingpin Of Larger Conspiracy To Incite Violence': Delhi Court While Framing Charges In 2019 Anti-CAA Protest Case
1 week, 5 days ago

'Sharjeel Imam Kingpin Of Larger Conspiracy To Incite Violence': Delhi Court While Framing Charges In 2019 Anti-CAA Protest Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has framed charges against Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and 9 others in a case concerning the alleged violence during the 2019 anti CAA protests in city's Jamia Nagar area. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts said that Sharjeel Imam was not only an instigator but also was the kingpin of larger conspiracy to incite …

2019 Jamia violence: Delhi court orders framing charges against Sharjeel Imam
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1 week, 5 days ago

2019 Jamia violence: Delhi court orders framing charges against Sharjeel Imam

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has said activist Sharjeel Imam was not only an instigator but also one of the "kingpins of a larger conspiracy to incite violence" and ordered framing of charges against in the 2019 Jamia violence case. Additional sessions judge Vishal Singh observed that Imam's speech of December 13 near Jamia University was a "venomous", "pitted one …

Delhi Police oppose Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in high court
2 months ago

Delhi Police oppose Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in high court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, alleging that he orchestrated the round-the-clock protest at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act by involving members of Islamist political organisations, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, and the proscribed Popular Front of India. Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad, representing the Delhi Police, …

'Did not expect to be accused of terrorism': Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Did not expect to be accused of terrorism': Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison

New Indian Express  

He was arrested by the authorities on January 28, 2020 after being accused of inciting communal violence through speeches made by him in December 2019 and January 2020 at peaceful protests opposing the Citizen Amendment Act. Sharjeel Imam, the Muslim student leader, spent well over four years in prison before he could even get a bail. Imam was accused of …

‘Protestors ignored repeated appeals to disperse in Sambhal violence’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Protestors ignored repeated appeals to disperse in Sambhal violence’

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent clashes on Sunday during the survey of the Shahi Mosque in Sambhal, advocate Zafar Ali, sadar of the mosque committee, repeatedly urged the crowd to disperse and return home, warning them of the imposition of a shoot-at-sight order. Advocate Zafar Ali, sadar of the mosque committee expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of three young men during the …

Karnataka: ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ chants raised by Islamists in Bagalkote over alleged ‘blasphemy’, Muslim clerics deliver hate speeches
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ chants raised by Islamists in Bagalkote over alleged ‘blasphemy’, Muslim clerics deliver hate speeches

Op India  

Thousands of Islamists in Karnataka’s Bagalkote chanted ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans, a clarion call for beheading, as Muslim clerics ginned up their sentiments with hate speeches, social media users said while sharing the videos. In India though, the alarming trend of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ protests gained renewed momentum after Alt News Mohammed Zubair shared an incomplete video of …

Activist Sharjeel Imam granted bail in 2020 sedition case, to remain in jail
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Activist Sharjeel Imam granted bail in 2020 sedition case, to remain in jail

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case relating to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him on the Citizenship Amendment Act. A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain granted bail to Sharjeel after taking into account the fact that he had already served half of the sentence for …

BJP demands sedition case against Kerala CM for speeches on CAA
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP demands sedition case against Kerala CM for speeches on CAA

Deccan Chronicle  

Palakkad, Mar 26 The BJP on Tuesday demanded the registration of a sedition case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his recent speeches on the Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging they aimed to instill insecurity in the Muslim community and create "extreme religious blindness" among them. "The CM said that Muslims were second-grade citizens in the country, and the Union …

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea
1 year ago

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police opposed the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam filed in the Delhi High Court. The bail plea was submitted in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case filed against Sharjeel Imam for his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January …

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists
1 year, 9 months ago

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists

Op India  

On May 31, Wednesday, Jamaat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council posted a video on Twitter to empathise with the protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia whom Delhi police detained from the Jantar Mantra protest site on Sunday. Notably, the Delhi police cleared the protest site on Sunday, May 28, after the protestors and their supporters breached the …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
2 years, 1 month ago

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were made …

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha
2 years, 1 month ago

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha

India Today  

A Delhi court has discharged Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam and student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the December 2019 Jamia violence case. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail for now as he is facing a probe under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Investigation agencies …

Sharjeel Imam: Indian activist languishes in jail for a speech
3 years, 1 month ago

Sharjeel Imam: Indian activist languishes in jail for a speech

Al Jazeera  

Rights activists say Imam is being punished for opposing a controversial citizenship law pushed by the ruling BJP party. New Delhi, India – It has been two years since 62-year old Afshan Rahim met her activist son, who is in jail facing sedition and several other charges under the ‘anti-terror’ law for making speeches during the mass protests against a …

Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma court Monday slapped a fresh sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam over his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January 16, 2020, respectively. Sharjeel Imam was arrested by Delhi Police on 28th January 2020, from Bihar over inflammatory speeches against the Citizenship Amendment Act, …

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam
3 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

Firstpost  

Imam had allegedly made speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia in December, 2019, and at Aligarh Muslim University in December, 2019, where he threatened to cut off Assam and the rest of the Northeast from India New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made …

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam
3 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in 2019. “Charges are being framed under sections 124, 153A, 153B, 505 of Indian Penal Code, and Section 13 of UAPA,” Additional …

Anti-CAA Protest: Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam
3 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA Protest: Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam

News 18  

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in 2019. Charges are being framed under sections 124, 153A, 153B, 505 of Indian Penal Code, and Section 13 of UAPA, Additional …

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat framed charges under Sections 124A, 153A,. A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating …

15 incidents where Islamists have openly called for the genocide and murder of Hindus
3 years, 3 months ago

15 incidents where Islamists have openly called for the genocide and murder of Hindus

Op India  

Ever since PM Narendra Modi has taken up the reigns of the country, several radical Islamists and their apologists who claim to be ‘secular and liberal’ have tried their best to peddle the ‘Dara Hua Musalman’ narrative. While these so-called ‘secular’ liberals, Islamists and their cheerleaders in the media go to great lengths to portray Muslims as the ‘dara hua …

Sharjeel Imam’s speech did not incite violence: HC
3 years, 3 months ago

Sharjeel Imam’s speech did not incite violence: HC

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court while granting bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case, observed that his speech did not incite violence, nor did he give a call to bear arms, according to the court order that was made public on Monday. The court granted bail to Imam on November 27 in the sedition case, which was registered against …

Sharjeel Imam's Speech Didn't Incite Violence, No Call To Bear Arms: Allahabad HC Grants Bail In Aligarh Sedition Case
3 years, 3 months ago

Sharjeel Imam's Speech Didn't Incite Violence, No Call To Bear Arms: Allahabad HC Grants Bail In Aligarh Sedition Case

Live Law  

Granting bail to Sharjeel Imam in the Aligarh Muslim University sedition case, the Allahabad High Court last week noted that neither he called anyone to bear arms nor any violence was incited as a result of the speech delivered by him. It may be noted that the instant case was registered against him in Aligarh last year for allegedly delivering …

Allahabad HC grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
3 years, 3 months ago

Allahabad HC grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

India Today  

Allahabad High Court on Saturday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case pertaining to alleged provocative speech against the Citizenship Act at Aligarh Muslim University in 2019. A former JNU student and one of the key organisers of the Shaheen Bagh protest, Sharjeel Imam, was arrested last year from Bihar's Jehanabad. Sharjeel Imam was also accused of making inflammatory …

Farmers' Protest Finds Mention During Hearing of Delhi Riots Case in Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Farmers' Protest Finds Mention During Hearing of Delhi Riots Case in Court

News 18  

The demonstration during the farmers' protest to free several arrested activists, including JNU student Sharjeel Imam, came up for mention before a court in Delhi on Monday during the hearing of a case related to north east Delhi riots. During the hearing of a bail application of Devangana Kalita, arrested under the Unlawful Activities in a riots case, her counsel …

Centre targetting anti-CAA, NRC protesters in false cases, says Umar Khalid in pre-recorded message
4 years, 6 months ago

Centre targetting anti-CAA, NRC protesters in false cases, says Umar Khalid in pre-recorded message

Firstpost  

Khalid, in his video message alleged that the Delhi Police has been registering false cases against people who protested the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens. In a video message recorded before his arrest in connection with the Delhi riots, former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid alleged that the Centre and the police are framing …

Sharjeel Imam wanted to spread Anti-CAA protests all over India: Reports
4 years, 6 months ago

Sharjeel Imam wanted to spread Anti-CAA protests all over India: Reports

Op India  

The Delhi police have made shocking revelations in a new charge sheet filed against radical Islamist Sharjeel Imam. Sharjeel Imam was in close contact with a member of the radical Islamist outfit, Popular Front of India who asked him to take part in the Anti-CAA protests as a part of the organisation. Sharjeel Imam distributed pamphlets and mobilised mobs The …

Anti-CAA riots: Sanctions to prosecute Sharjeel Imam for sedition awaited, police tells court
4 years, 7 months ago

Anti-CAA riots: Sanctions to prosecute Sharjeel Imam for sedition awaited, police tells court

India Today  

The Delhi police Wednesday told a court here that the requisite sanctions to prosecute ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam for sedition and other offences are awaited. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana granted time till September 1 to procure the sanctions from the authorities concerned in the case related to anti-CAA riots earlier this year. The judge further said, “In view of …

Arrested for sedition in UP's Azamgarh district, maulana says he tried to defuse CAA, NRC protest, not instigate it
4 years, 8 months ago

Arrested for sedition in UP's Azamgarh district, maulana says he tried to defuse CAA, NRC protest, not instigate it

Firstpost  

Events are related to the sit-in protest called by a group of women in UP’s Azamgarh district to protest against CAA and NRC. “They said it is a peaceful protest that does not block any road neither does it cause any inconvenience,” Madni recollected, “They wanted to exercise their democratic right to protest.” But the administration wasn’t convinced. “They first …

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests
4 years, 11 months ago

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – The arrest of several Muslim activists behind anti-citizenship law protests in India has caused an outrage, with writers, academics, lawyers and filmmakers calling it “unending witch-hunt” of protesters. Members of civil society on Wednesday condemned the Delhi Police, which fall under the jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah, for “falsely implicating” students activists in Delhi violence …

Anti-CAA protests | Sharjeel Imam chargesheeted for giving seditious speech, says police
4 years, 11 months ago

Anti-CAA protests | Sharjeel Imam chargesheeted for giving seditious speech, says police

The Hindu  

Delhi Police, on Saturday, said that a supplementary charge sheet has been filed against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam for giving seditious speech and abetting riots at Jamia Millia Islamia University. Randhawa said in an FIR registered in New Friends Colony that “Sharjeel Imam was arrested for instigating and abetting the Jamia riots, due to his seditious speech delivered …

Islamist Sharjeel Imam sent to 14-day judicial custody by Assam Court
5 years ago

Islamist Sharjeel Imam sent to 14-day judicial custody by Assam Court

Op India  

On Friday, JNU student turned radical Islamist Sharjeel Imam, who is also a columnist with Left propaganda website The Wire, was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. Sharjeel Imam passes through the very Chicken’s Neck he wanted to cut off, lodged in an Assam jail The Delhi police had earlier filed a charge sheet in …

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally
5 years ago

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally

Op India  

While Delhi continues to burn with Islamists wreaking havoc, targetting the Hindus in the national capital, the left brigade had joined hands at the ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Nagrikta Bachao’ Maha Rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. It was joined by the usual coterie of self-proclaimed ‘liberals’, namely JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, Rohit Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula, actress and …

Video shows Muslim journalist allowed to go safely after revealing his identity to rioters
5 years ago

Video shows Muslim journalist allowed to go safely after revealing his identity to rioters

Op India  

A video has surfaced where Muslim rioters are seen harassing a journalist on a street while he tries to cover the anti-CAA protests which they have been engaging in. Today, a JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa was shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Since the last two …

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters
5 years, 1 month ago

Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters

India TV News  

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests. "Agar koi marne ke liye aa hi raha hai to woh zinda kahan se ho jaayega," he said while referring to the 22 deaths that took place during …

'Not Much Evidence For Involvement In Violence' : Delhi HC Grants Bail To Person Arrested Over Bus Burning During CAA Protests [Read Order]
5 years, 1 month ago

'Not Much Evidence For Involvement In Violence' : Delhi HC Grants Bail To Person Arrested Over Bus Burning During CAA Protests [Read Order]

Live Law  

After 49 days of custody, the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the bail application of Danish Jaffer, one among the seven persons arrested on allegations of violence during near Jamia Milia Islamia University on 15th December, 2019 during protests against the CAA. The FIR registered by Jamia Nagar Police Station alleged that a crowd protesting against the Citizenship Act, …

Spoke in heat of moment: Sharjeel Imam says viral video genuine, but not complete
5 years, 1 month ago

Spoke in heat of moment: Sharjeel Imam says viral video genuine, but not complete

India Today  

JNU research scholar Sharjeel Imam has admitted to the Delhi Police that the viral video of a recent speech he gave at Aligarh Muslim University is genuine. Sharjeel Imam has asserted that the video clip doing the rounds on social media doesn't contain his full speech. In its FIR, the Delhi Police cited a speech he made in Jamia Millia …

Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, to be produced at Delhi's Patiala House court; security tightened as lawyers hold protest
5 years, 1 month ago

Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, to be produced at Delhi's Patiala House court; security tightened as lawyers hold protest

Firstpost  

Sharjeel Imam was arrested on Tuesday for making allegedly inflammatory speeches at the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi and in Aligarh New Delhi: Situation at Patiala House Courts Complex remained tense on Wednesday after Delhi Police informed that Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, will be produced before the magistrate at the court complex. Imam was arrested on Tuesday …

Aaj Ki Baat Jan 28 episode: Arresting Sharjeel not enough, unmask those who planned anti-national conspiracy
5 years, 1 month ago

Aaj Ki Baat Jan 28 episode: Arresting Sharjeel not enough, unmask those who planned anti-national conspiracy

India TV News  

The arrest of JNU student Sharjeel Imam by a joint team of Delhi Police and Bihar Police highlights the motives and intentions of anti-national elements trying to take undue advantage of anti-CAA protests across India. Watching inflammatory speeches of Sharjeel Imam, his brother and another JNU student Afreen Fatima, the general impression that was sought to be created was that …

Does sedition case stand against Sharjeel Imam: Legal experts weigh in
5 years, 1 month ago

Does sedition case stand against Sharjeel Imam: Legal experts weigh in

India Today  

A day after activist Sharjeel Imam was booked on the charges of sedition and inciting enmity between communities for allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches against the amended Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens, two more cases were filed against the JNU student on Monday. India Today TV spoke with some legal experts about sedition charges against Sharjeel Imam for …

Heat on Sharjeel Imam: Sedition cases filed against anti-CAA activist in six states
5 years, 1 month ago

Heat on Sharjeel Imam: Sedition cases filed against anti-CAA activist in six states

India Today  

Trouble seems to be mounting for Sharjeel Imam. Imam summoned by JNU proctor Meanwhile, the Jawaharlal Nehru University chief proctor has summoned research scholar Sharjeel Imam to appear before him and explain his position on the alleged provocative speeches made by him. The report has cited media reports saying Imam made provocative speeches at Aligarh Muslim University threatening the unity, …

Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam's house raided in Bihar
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam's house raided in Bihar

India Today  

The police here carried out a raid at the ancestral house of anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, who has been slapped with a sedition case in the national capital for alleged inflammatory speeches he gave at Shaheen Bagh and the Jamia Milia Islamia, a senior official said on Monday. According to Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad, Manish Kumar, Imams house in Kako …

Delhi Police files case against Sharjeel Imam for 'inflammatory speeches' during anti-CAA protests; Assam, UP cops earlier booked ex-JNU student
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Police files case against Sharjeel Imam for 'inflammatory speeches' during anti-CAA protests; Assam, UP cops earlier booked ex-JNU student

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police booked Sharjeel Imam, an activist who came in limelight during the ongoing protest in Shaheen Bagh, on Sunday for allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches against the amended Citizenship Act and the planned National Register of Citizens, officials said. Twitter@MilitaryUpdate_ According to the police, Imam, a resident of Bihar and former Jawaharlal Nehru University student, delivered “very …

Under fire for Assam remarks, another controversial speech of Sharjeel Imam surfaces
5 years, 1 month ago

Under fire for Assam remarks, another controversial speech of Sharjeel Imam surfaces

India Today  

After Delhi Police registered a case against Jawahar Lal Nehru University student and activist Sharjeel Imam for delivering inflammatory speeches, India Today is in possession of the video based on which Delhi Police has filed a case against him. The student activist, now an accused under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, Sharjeel Imam can be seen in the …

Anti-CAA protests: Aligarh police dispatches team to arrest ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam over controversial speech
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAA protests: Aligarh police dispatches team to arrest ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam over controversial speech

Firstpost  

A case has been registered against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in Aligarh for his controversial speech delivered during the students protest at Aligarh Muslim University on 16 January against CAA and NRC Aligarh: A case has been registered against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in Aligarh for his controversial speech delivered during the students protest at Aligarh Muslim University on 16 …

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London
5 years, 2 months ago

Indian students, activists protest against CAA, NRC outside High Commission in London

India Today  

Amid poems, music, speeches, theatre workshops and sing-alongs, a 12-hour sit-in was organised by South Asian Students Against Fascism, UK, and SOAS India Society staged at the India High Commission in London on January 8 in solidarity with the nationwide trade union strike in India. The sit-in was a voice of many organisations and students coming together to stand against …

Anti-CAA JAC upset with Asaduddin Owaisi
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-CAA JAC upset with Asaduddin Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Protestors planning to join the anti-CAA on January 4 are confused after receiving two different calls from the divided leadership organising the stir in Hyderabad. The first call for a ‘million people march’ was given on December 31 by the Joint Action Committee against CAA, NRC and NPR, while a second protest call was given by AIMIM president Asaduddin …

Govt should remove confusion over CAA among Muslims: Shia cleric
5 years, 2 months ago

Govt should remove confusion over CAA among Muslims: Shia cleric

India TV News  

Shia cleric and a member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday expressed concern over police action against anti-CAA protesters in the state and said the government should remove confusion among Muslims on the legislation. Interacting with media persons Muzaffarnagar, the maulana said, "There is confusion and fear among Muslims. It is the …

CAA protest: Talking power to Muslims
5 years, 2 months ago

CAA protest: Talking power to Muslims

The Hindu  

On the evening of Sunday, December 15, Maulana Mohd. Several victims later told Frontline that the policement who beat them during protests called them “ katuva ” and asked: “What problem do you have with Modi?” The police were unmistakably communalised and acted like storm troopers of the Sangh Parivar. The women’s rights activist Farah Naqvi, who was running between …

As Islamist mobs set buses on fire and attack temples to oppose CAA, Rajdeep Sardesai paints them all as peaceful and patriotic
5 years, 2 months ago

As Islamist mobs set buses on fire and attack temples to oppose CAA, Rajdeep Sardesai paints them all as peaceful and patriotic

Op India  

The country has seen widespread riots with Muslim mobs running amuck in an attempt to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act which gives citizenship to the persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Rajdeep Sardesai, one such “journalist” took to Twitter today to sp At every anti CAA rally, I have spotted only the tricolor and pics …

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