JNU sedition case: Kanhaiya and Umar question the timing of the creation of the "politically motivated" indictment

A few hours after the Delhi police filed a notice of indictment against him in the case of 2016 The former president of the JNU, Kanhaiya Kumar, described it as "politically motivated and questioned the timing chosen by the police. "The charge is motivated by political considerations. However, we want the charges to be formulated and a quick trial so that the truth is revealed. We also want to see the videos that have been recorded as evidence by the police, "Kumar told PTI.

Addressing Twitter, Kanhaiya said:" We had asked Modi ji Rs 15 lakh, job and achhe din . It does not matter whether Acche Din comes or not, the charges against us have definitely come. If this information is correct, I thank Modi Ji and his police. "

With Kanhaiya, the same title bears the same title: Umar Khalar, Anirban Bhattacharya and Shela Rashid who were part of the student union when the so-called anti-national slogans took place on the campus of JNU during a protest march commemorating the hanging of the attack on Parliament pronounced against Afzal Guru. Charges were laid under Articles 124A of the IPC (sedition), 323 (self-inflicted), 465 (falsified), 471 (authentic counterfeit document), 143 (sanction of unlawful badembly), 149 (unlawful badembly with object common). , 147 (riot) and 120 B.

Khalid who was in Banglore said, "We reject the allegations. The decision to file the complaint three years after the alleged incident is an attempt to divert attention (from the public) just before the (parliamentary) elections. We will fight in the courts. In an article published on Facebook, Khalid said: "No lie will be enough to hide their failures, anti-poor, anti-farmer, anti-worker, anti-Dalit and anti-minority movements. , their corruption, their false nationalism and their despair. They are exposed and they will be defeated. Shehla Rashid, who was vice president of JNUSU at the time, reacted strongly to the changing situation and said: "This is a completely fictitious case in which everyone will eventually find each other. acquitted. The date of the indictment just before the elections shows well how the BJP wants to derive electoral benefits. I was not even on campus the day of the event. "

The accusations sheet sparked criticism from various political leaders. Former J & K chief minister, Mehbada Mufti, said the students were used to score political points ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. "No surprises here. We are months away from 2019 general elections and, as always, using Kashmiris to gain additional political points with the Indian electorate has become a kind of pre-requisite, "said the leader of the Democratic People's Party (PEDP) in a series of tweets. "The time of the indictment could not be more suspicious. When the UPA was in power, he decided to send Afzal Guru to the gallows and J & K is currently paying a price, "added Mufti.

The head of the IPC, D Raja, whose daughter, Aprajita, was also named in the indictment, said, "It is politically motivated. Three years later, the Delhi police filed the indictment in this case. We will fight it legally in the courts and politically out of court. "