Updated: September 16, 2020 10:20:42 pm
Khalid was arrested on September 13 on UAPA charges in a case related to the riots in northeast Delhi in February this year.
Three days after his arrest in a case related to the Delhi riots, activists and academics released a pre-recorded video message from former JNU student Umar Khalid on Wednesday.
In the video message, Khalid has alleged that the Delhi Police have been registering bogus cases against people who protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Citizen Registry (NRC).
Video statement of @UmarKhalidJNU recorded just before his testimony, released today on PC at the Press Club of India. Hear these courageous and inspiring words. pic.twitter.com/r4yZlLFDuv
– Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) September 16, 2020
“Delhi police are not arresting the rioters who incited large-scale community violence in the capital in February. But instead, it goes after those who criticize the government and its policies, especially the Citizenship Amendment Act. Those who participated in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act are being wrongly framed without evidence, “he said.
“Those who speak out against this divisive policy are threatened, intimidated and imprisoned to silence them. Why am I dangerous? Is it because I say that this country is as much mine as yours? We live in a beautiful country where people of different religions, who speak several languages, all kinds of people are equal before the Constitution and the law. Today efforts are being made to change this, to divide us, “he added.
He appealed to the people to speak out against injustice. “They are trying to scare us. They are drowning out our voice by putting us behind bars. They want to scare you into silence. My only attraction is that you don’t panic. Raise your voice against injustice. “
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Khalid was arrested on September 13 on UAPA charges in a case related to the riots in northeast Delhi in February this year. The police have invoked UAPA provisions to investigate the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the riots.
A Delhi court has granted the Delhi police police custody of Khalid for 10 days.
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