Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Saturday defended the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and accused the Congress leaders of politicising the development, saying that the decision was taken in the interest of students. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that Congress leaders were projecting Pradhan’s resignation as a political victory, which he described as a “politically motivated narra…
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Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and MLC B.K. Hariprasad on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led Union government following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, claiming that the development was a victory for the student movement against alleged irregularities in the education sector. Addressing a press conference at the Indira Gandhi Bhavan, the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru, Hariprasad said that …
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case and sought its response. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan posted the matter for further hearing on August 27.Imam has challenged the order of the Karkardooma Court refusing him regular bail in the case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam has approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, with his appeal scheduled to be heard on Friday. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matter is listed before a Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan. Imam has challenged the order of the Karkardooma Court refusing him regular bail in the case registered…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A Delhi court has allowed jailed student activist Umar Khalid to have two e-mulakats (video meetings) every week with his mother and other family members, observing that he had been availing the facility for the last six years without violating any prison rules. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts passed the order while disposing of an application moved by Khalid, an accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi r…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday welcomed the conviction of former Aam Aadmi Party Municipal Councillor Tahir Hussain for the planned murder of Intelligence Bureau Official Ankit Sharma in the midst of the 2020 Delhi riots in North East Delhi. Delhi BJP President said that the Aam Aadmi Party has had a strong bond with several anti- national activists, which has time and again been exposed, including Tahir Hussain’s link to the 2020 riots.Khalid Saifi, ano…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Athar Khan, an accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, holding that there was a prima facie case against him and observing that he posed a flight risk and could influence witnesses.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain dismissed Khan’s appeal challenging a trial court order rejecting his bail plea under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).U…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the Congress, accusing it of treating “anti-national forces” as “revolutionaries” after a Delhi court rejected the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 North East Delhi riots.The court held that it was bound by the Supreme Court’s earlier order declining them bail and that their fresh applications were not maintainable.Talking to IANS,…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the regular bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, holding that it was bound by the Supreme Court’s earlier order declining them bail and that their fresh applications were not maintainable. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Court rejected the applications filed by Khalid and Imam under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the regular bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Court rejected the bail applications after hearing arguments from both sides. Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam had sought regular bail in the case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other penal provisions. Last mont…