New Delhi, March 22 : A Delhi court has once again deferred the pronouncement of its order on the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and scholar Umar Khalid in a fake case related to the Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma court, which was set to deliver its verdict in the matter on Monday, deferred it following the filing of written notes by the prosecution. The order which was to be originally pronounced on March 14 had been listed for March 21. On March 3, a bench had reserved its order after hearing the submissions of parties in the matter.
Opposing the bail plea, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Amit Prasad argued on the relevance of the speech given by Umar Khalid in Amravati in February 2020. He said the bail application was rejected on February 11, pointing out that the announcement of Donald Trump visiting India came on the same day.
During the course of the hearing, Khalid’s counsel, opposing the charges under the draconian law of Indian Penal Code and UAPA, termed the charge sheet a “work of fiction”. He argued that the speech given by Khalid was about Gandhi, harmony, and the Constitution, and it is not a crime.
After the submissions, the court had reserved the order.
The scholar Omar Khalid has been booked under the black law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In February 2020 Delhi witnessed targeted and organised violence against Muslims. The violence in the north eastern part of New Delhi led to the death of around 53 people, mostly Muslims and more than 700 people were injured. Many mosques were burnt and destroyed, and Muslim houses and shops were looted and burnt by BJP-RSS and other Hindutva groups.
‘Genocide Calls’ against Muslims at BJP leader’s Rally in UP
Lucknow, March 22: The BJP leader has once again gave murders and genocide calls against Muslims in India. Ever since genocide calls were given by Hindutva monks against Muslims from Hardwar, death threat against Muslims seems to have become a fad with the Hindu right.
The slogans heard in the video footage of the rally are on the lines raised at a protest rally at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi in August 2021
Latest in the line is the calls for murder of Muslims amidst blaring music recorded in a video footage of a rally organised by the BJPs former MLA of Dumariyaganj in Utter Pardesh state, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, in Dumariyaganj area went viral on social media.
The video shows BJP leader Raghvendra Pratap Singh leading a rally of hundreds of his supporters in Dumariyaganj raised slogans at the public rally.
“Jab Mulle ka*te jaayenge, tab Ram Ram chillayenge…” (Literally translated: When Muslims will be killed, they will shout Ram’s name.) The slogan was raised by the supporters of the Singh as pointed out by many on social media.
The BJP leader and its former MLA who happens to be a Hindu Yuva Vahini activist is notorious for delivering hate speeches. He has been in the news for his using foul language against Muslims on multiple occasions during his election campaign.
Meanwhile, there was tension in the area in the wake of an allegation by the BJP leader and his supporters that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised in SP’s victory meeting in Dumariyaganj. The SP leader vehemently denied the claim.
No Vote, No Help: UP’s BJP MLA Tells Voters in His Constituency
BARABANKI,March 22: TheBJP MLA Dinesh Rawat, who won from Haidergarh Assembly seat in Utter Pardesh in India has told people that those who did not vote for him, should not expect any favours from him. It has been just ten days since the UP Assembly results were announced and BJP MLAs are already displaying their attitude and arrogance.
“These people should not come to me for any kind of help or assistance. I will help only those who have voted for me addressed people at a Holi Milan programme,” he said.
A video clip of this speech has gone viral on the social media.
Rawat had defeated his SP rival by a margin of over 25,000 votes. He is a first time MLA.