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New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday concluded his arguments before a Delhi court against the framing of charges in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, stating that he never supported violence and had no coordination with co-accused Umar Khalid.Arguing before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts, Imam’s counsel Talib Mustafa submitted that the prosecution had failed to establish any agreement or…

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with a video that went viral on social media, allegedly showing students raising provocative slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, the FIR has been registered under Sections 352 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code, relating to assault and use of criminal force, and actions allegedly impacting public order. The case has been taken up …

Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Expressing his disappointment over the Supreme Court order rejecting bail to his son and student activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said, “For the first time in the history of criminal justice system, the Apex Court made a distinction between the accused and categorised them into two different groups, despite all of them being booked in the same case.”Ilyas, who made these remarks while speaking to IANS, also questioned the “rationale” …

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) As slogans were raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus by Left-wing student groups, the BJP on Tuesday criticised the incident, stating that turning modern educational campuses into centres of unrest and disorder serves no one’s interest. Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, “If modern educational campuses become centres of unrest and disorder, it will certainly refl…

Haridwar, Jan 6 (IANS) Reacting to slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah by several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Alok Kumar on Tuesday termed the incident objectionable. Speaking to IANS, Alok Kumar said he would not have objected to protests if the issue had not been related to Umar Khalid.“In politics, there are Opposition parties and differing views, a…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) chief security officer (CSO) Naveen Yadav on Tuesday wrote to Delhi Police, requesting a registration of an FIR over the objectionable slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the university campus. Several Left-wing student organisations raised anti-PM Modi, HM Shah slogans at JNU on Monday at ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’, during a programme held to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the January 2020 atta…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a gathering at the ‘Guerrilla Dhaba’ on the university campus, Delhi ministers on Tuesday said that strict action would be taken against those involved. Speaking to IANS, Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said that the government would not tolerate activities that promote violence or anti-national sentime…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Tuesday questioned what he termed “selective outrage” over slogans raised at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), saying prolonged incarceration without substantive progress in trial was itself a matter of serious concern for India’s criminal justice system.Reacting to sloganeering at the JNU campus following the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, Jha said, “What is this selective out…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial sloganeering directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the university campus, claiming that even the officer-bearers of the student body, led by the Left, were involved in the protests.The ABVP has demanded a police investigation into the incident and strict action against those involved.Several Left-wing…

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in Delhi, saying that JNU has become a hub of the so-called ‘tukde-tukde gang’, involving Rahul Gandhi, the Trinamool Congress, Left parties, and other opposition forces. Speaking to IANS, Singh said, “It (JNU) has turned into a camp office of this group, and the count…