As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, eight teenage boys studying in a posh, top-ranked IB (International Baccalaureate) school in Mumbai have been suspended after they were caught sharing violent and sexually explicit remarks about their female classmates over Whatsapp.
The action was taken by the school authorities after the mothers of two girl students gained access to the WhatsApp chats and brought it to the school authorities’ notice. Interestingly, this high profile school mostly accommodates children belonging to celebrities or high profile businessmen or diplomats.
All the boys, reportedly aged 13 to 14, in their WhatsApp conversation which lasted from November 8 to November 30, have allegedly used horrifying remarks against their female batchmates. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, the chat, transcripts of which run into over a hundred pages, is peppered with terms like ‘gang bang’ and ‘rape’, calling girls ‘trash’, and has the eight boys body shaming their classmates and also referring to them as gays and lesbians.
The matter came to light when the two mothers, “celebrities in their own right”, got their hands on the contents of the chat after their girls refused to go to school saying they were too scared.
In one conversation on November 23, the boys spoke about their preferences for a bunch of girls from their class “for a one-night stand”. Likewise, in one other conversation a boy, referring to one of his classmates, says: “Then one night we just go and bang her.” He later uses the term “gang bang”, while referring to the girl, which elicits a cheer from a friend, who replies, “Ye.”
These boys used several homophobic slurs and violent language, like “I’ll destroy that little bi**h” and “should I go full-on and kill her existence”. These conversations centred around two girl students.
Their WhatsApp conversations were posted on a group of which parents of all the students of that class are members. Some of the chats had later been leaked outside. One parent reportedly said that the school is best suited to take whatever action it deems appropriate against the boys and it is unlikely that the police will be approached.
Though few parents with whom Mumbai Mirror, a Mumbai based daily, got in touch with, confirmed the controversy and the suspensions, the school declined to comment despite repeated attempts by the newspaper.
Hearing petitions requesting the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the violence at the Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday, the Delhi High Court bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar, today refused to provide any interim protection to student rioters from any coercive action, including arrest by Delhi Police.
The court also issued a notice to the Centre, the Delhi government and the police, asking them to file a response on a plea over Jamia Milia University incident. The court posts the matter for further hearing on February 4.
As the Delhi HC turned down the petition for protection to Jamia rioters and refuse to set the next hearing at an earlier date, the situation in the courtroom took an unprecedented turn and the lawyers representing the petitioners started hooting the judges by shouting ‘shame shame’.
Jamia matter: After the Court set February 4 as next date of hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested for an earlier date. After the court denied, the lawyers raised ‘shame shame’ slogans in court. High Court also denied interim protection from arrest to students https://t.co/izrUBMEtjO
Dissatisfied by the High Court judgement, the lawyers’ lobby reportedly started shouting ‘shame on you’ at the judges.
The court’s decision came while hearing six petitions seeking medical treatment and compensation for injured students in the protests against CAA over the past few days.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed that all petitions on the issue be taken to the concerned High Courts, which may then take a call whether an independent enquiry committee may be set up to probe the issue.
Delhi witnessed violent scenes on Sunday when several buses, motor-bikes and private vehicles were set ablaze during anti-CAA riots near south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar area. The Delhi police in a bid to control the frenzied mob, later entered the Jamia campus and fired tear gas shells, baton-charged and detained several rioters.
The rioters had torched four public buses and two police vehicles in the clash, leaving six cops and two firemen injured. A students’ body later said they had nothing to do with the violence and arson and alleged that “certain elements” had joined in and “disrupted” the demonstration.
Delhi Police also rubbished the rumours that bullets were fired by the police personnel on the protestors when the agitation turned ugly. It also claimed that the 10 people arrested by the police for the acts of arson and vandalism during the protests did not belong to the Jamia Millia Islamia University and were outsiders.
While the ‘liberals’ may well tell you India is no longer a democracy and we are under rule of a dictator, fortunately it is not so. One could list many reasons but to begin with one could say that you can call the prime minister of our country a dictator and equate him to Adolf Hitler and get away with it should be good enough reason to say that democracy and your freedom of speech and expression is still alive and kicking.
In wake of the protest calls, the administration of various cities and districts had imposed section 144 of the Indian Penal Code which prohibits assembly of four or more people. The pre-emptive step was taken to ensure that things don’t get out of hand and violence doesn’t break out. Many ‘liberals’ thought this is clamping down freedom of expression and the right to protest.
Questioning imposition of section 144
Abusive troll thought imposing section 144 as a preventive measure is ‘unimaginable’.
And, the Modi government cranks up the crazy. All of UP under section 144. Unimaginable https://t.co/e6Bz59cDtM
Oh, and Bengaluru. Since 144 was imposed from 6 am today, the ‘peaceful protestors’ wanted to start their protests at midnight because how will then ‘Amit Shah stop us’.
So, Sec 144 in Bangalore from tomorrow, 6am.And I get this WA from a young lady – why don’t we start our protest from midnight tonight? How will Shah snuff out protests if our kids are so spunky? ?? pic.twitter.com/evJHyBStwg
However, since they questioned imposing 144 and celebrated when the mob broke the law, here is a ready reckoner for them as to why imposition of section 144 was necessary.
The buildup
These violent protests weren’t spontaneous and there was a buildup to it. Earlier this week, following the riots in New Delhi’s Jamia Nagar where Jamia Millia Islamia university is located, a Muslim mob went on a rampage in New Delhi’s Seelampur and even attacked a school bus. Communal slogans like ‘Hinduon se azaadi (freedom from Hindus)’ were raised in Jamia Nagar.
Then a nation-wide protests were announced on 19th December. OpIndia investigation revealed how Congress had co-ordinated these protests and how there is a much more sinister plot to it.
December 19
The visuals coming in today show how the fears of violence escalating were not unfounded. In Gujarat’s Palanpur, a Muslim mob attacked a police van. These protests were led by Gujarat’s Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani.
Uttar Pradesh is the state where section 144 is imposed across the state and the ‘liberals’ were crying themselves hoarse on Twitter that this is clamping down of democracy.
Protests erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in liberal enclaves within a select few Universities in India. It was apparent from the very beginning that the campaign did not have widespread support even within the campuses of the said Universities. However, with the help of a pliant media, the campaign was hyped up to create the pretence of a widespread students’ movement across the country.
We witnessed the manner in which the alumni of different Universities launched a counter-campaign to bust the narrative that students were by and large against the government’s initiative. The alumni at IIMA, in response to an earlier statement by leftists and liberals from the University, endorsed the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Registrar of Citizens.
“While the media reported IIMA as being against NRC in an almost a blanket stereotyping of all students, members and alums, there are many, many who support and understand the need for NRC. These voices deserve a place and space to be heard on an equal platform, and it is no justice for them to be clubbed as Anti-NRC just because some of their peers signed a letter,” a letter in circulation said.
In a similar vein, leftists at IIT-Bombay issued a statement that gave one the impression that the entire institution was against the CAA and NRC when it was evidently not true. As a consequence of that, the silent majority of IIT-B spurred into action and launched a counter-campaign to declare their support for the said initiatives. In Delhi University as well, students came out in large numbers to support the CAA.
As it turns, the counter-protest in support of the CAA has spread to other Universities. Leftists at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, issued a ‘statement of solidarity with the students of Jamia Milia Islamia & AMU’. The statement was “in light of the continuing police brutality to curb their peaceful protest”. It was alleged that the Police went to the extent of “brutalizing students under the garb of maintaining law and order”. The statement was signed by various committees of the institution, thus, giving the impression that it did have the explicit consent of major sections of the student community.
RMNLU statement
However, as it turns out, there was no consensus even within the committees, let alone the wider sections of the student community. Rahul Chaudhary, the national media convenor of the ABVP who happens to be a student at NLU-Lucknow, said that there was significant disagreement even within the said committees who did not agree with the public statement made at all. He told us that a select few individuals assumed the authority without ever being awarded the same and then proceeded to release the statement on behalf of everyone without the consent of those around them. He told us that students were particularly offended by the fact that the statement appeared to convey their opinions as well when clearly they did not endorse the sentiments expressed through it.
OpIndia has also accessed a Facebook post in a closed group that shows the discontent that was brewing following the release of the statement. The individual who made the abovementioned Facebook post said, “I know many people including me who are part of one of the committees and they do not adhere to the same.” Thus, as a consequence, a second statement was issued in response to the previous one by the students of the said institution. And the contrast between the two statements could not be starker.
In the revised statement, the students acknowledge that it’s still unclear whether the protesters from Jamia and AMU resorted to violence or not. It also condemns unequivocally the incidents of rioting and mob violence by the protesters. At the same time, it expresses gratitude towards the Policemen in charge of law and order. But, it also urges the Police to “respond to instances of violence with due regard to the principle of proportionality.” It also urges citizens to “be careful that we do not unwittingly become channels of misinformation and polarization”. It concludes with the hope that “peace is restored and constitutional values are upheld”.
Statement of RMLNU
Not once did the statement express any solidarity with the protesters of Jamia and AMU and neither did it condemn the Police entirely, that is the biggest takeaway from the revised statement. Furthermore, the statement clearly acknowledges that the said committees are unelected. Most importantly, it acknowledges that “they do not seek to present the statement of solidarity as the position of the entire student body but merely a part of it” and “It shouldn’t be taken as everyone’s voice”. Thus, another deceitful attempt to present the Leftist stance on the protests as the normative opinion of the student community failed spectacularly.
An even more brutal retaliation came from the Alumni of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (NUJS, Kolkata). The Alumni voiced their unequivocal support for the Citizenship Amendment Act and condemned the mob violence that erupted across the country in the wake of it. They also expressed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the passage of the Bill.
Their statement said, “We believe that the enactment of the CAA is by no means anti any particular community specifically Muslims and is founded on an intelligible differentia under Article 14 of the Constitution of India having a reasonable nexus with the objective it wishes to achieve i.e. protecting life and liberty of oppressed minorities from three neighbouring nations.”
NUJS students and alumni issue statement
The statement also said, “We are appalled by the logic fronted by those in opposition to the CAA. Though they submit that persecuted minorities must be protected, yet their solidarity extends to only one particular community and not for persecuted Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians which the CAA aims to protect and harbour. India has in the past opened its doors to Tibetans and Jews. Their fears against NRC are also premature and conjectural.” In a damning indictment, the statement said, “We appeal to the cynics and pathological naysayers to uphold their democratic right to protest and not misuse their freedoms.”
Thus, quite clearly, the ‘movement’ of ‘students’ that is being hyped by the media is facing the strongest resistance from students themselves. Amit Shah, during a recent interview, mentioned that the protests in Universities were not as widespread as it is touted to be and only occurring within a select few institutions. Even so, it appears that within these institutions themselves, the students do not enjoy widespread support as they want others to believe. Thus, liberals and leftists have been forced to engage in deceit in order to feign an aura of popular support.
With the help of the media, a narrative has been created that widespread sections of the ‘student community’ were against the CAA when, in reality, there is no evidence to suggest the same. Furthermore, OpIndia has exposed the manner in which the students’ wing of the Congress party has been attempting to instigate protests across Universities in an obvious bid to garner political mileage from the resultant protests. However, they are facing stiff resistance from students themselves who are coming out in droves in support of the CAA.
The entire charade of the protests by Leftists and Liberals with help from a pliant media reminds one of the famous book by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman: Manufacturing Consent. The book posited that mass media outlets “are effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system-supportive propaganda function, by reliance on market forces, internalized assumptions, and self-censorship, and without overt coercion”. In simple words, the media peddles dedicated propaganda in order to create an impression of consent among people. When the public buys into the media narrative, they believe that what they are being told is genuine and choose not to question it. Even if they have personal disagreements, they resist airing their opinions for fear of public disapproval and social ostracization.
In this particular instance, the mainstream media has attempted to ‘manufacture consent’ regarding the authenticity of the so-called movement by students. In reality, no such movement exists on the ground and the ongoing protests are appropriately described as one by liberals and leftists, not students. By portraying it to be as one by students, the mainstream media is attempting to propagandize a students’ movement against the CAA into existence. However, their attempts are being foiled by the silent majority which has finally decided to raise its voice.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has stated that the USA honours Indian democracy as India has a robust debate inside the country on issues like citizenship and religious freedom.
As per reports, Pompeo was asked a question regarding the protests in India after the passage of the CAA.
#BREAKING: US Secretary of State @SecPompeo praises India on being asked about #CAA protests: ‘We care deeply about protecting minorities/religious rights not just in India but across globe. We honour Indian Democracy as they have a robust debate inside India on the issue.’ pic.twitter.com/Sql5Mq65au
“We care deeply and always will about protecting minorities and religious rights everywhere. We honour Indian democracy as they have a robust debate on the issue that you raised,” said Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State at a news conference at the conclusion of the 2+2 ministerial talks.
On Wednesday Secretary Mike Pompeo and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper hosted their Indian counterparts External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for the talks.
The top American diplomat expressed his respect to India’s democratic ethos and the concerns for the protection of rights of religious minorities all over the world.
Mike Pompeo also reiterated that the United States has been consistent in the way that it has responded to these issues, not only in India but all across the world.
S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs also responded on the issue, said, “The question that you asked relating to India, if you had followed the debate on that particular legislation carefully, you would see that it is a measure which is designed to address the needs of persecuted religious minorities from certain countries.”
He added, “If you look at what those countries are and therefore what their minorities are, perhaps you understand why certain religions were identified in terms of characterising those who had come across,” Jaishankar said.
The 2+2 dialogue is the second-highest level of engagement between both countries after summit-level engagement between the Prime Minister and the US President. It was agreed between both during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US in June 2017.
The defence and foreign secretaries of the United States hold meetings with their Indian counterparts to enhance strategic coordination between both countries and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The 2+2 dialogue puts strategic, defence and security relationship between two countries at the forefront and centre stage. It replaced earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
A Muslim mob protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act went violent in Jignesh Mevani’s Vadgam constituency and blocked the Chhapi-Palanpur highway. The mob soon turned violent and they attacked a police van and shook the van in one of the most terrifying visuals.
In the first video, one can see the incident took place outside one ‘Taj sweets and bakers’.
Taj Sweets and Bakers in video where Muslim mob is attacking a police van.
One can also spot ‘Anti-CAA’ placards thereby proving the video is of current protests and not an older video. In a video shared by Gujarat Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani, at around 18 seconds, same ‘Taj sweets and bakers’ can be spotted.
Taj sweets and bakers in video shared by Jignesh Mevani
It is a video of the same place and same mob which attacked a police van of which Mevani is proud of.
In anticipation of nation-wide protests, various city and district administrations and imposed section 144 in many parts of the country. However, as is evident, many violated the law and took law into their own hands and attacked police under the garb of ‘peaceful protests’.
An Islamist youtube channel named MK Islamic channel has recently uploaded a repugnant speech by one Maulana Jarjis Ansari Hafizullah who during the entire course of his speech is heard on several occasions passing derogatory remarks against India’s PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah, threatening to wage ‘jihad’ in India as he rejects to accept the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) bill by falsely claiming that they are anti-Muslim.
The video was uploaded on December 18. It has over 4 lakh views till now. The MK Islamic YouTube channel shows it was created in October this year. Its videos, many featuring the same Maulana, have registered over 27 lakh views on the 13 videos it has shared till now.
The Maulana in his hate speech audaciously says that if Modi or Shah try to throw them (referring to the Muslim community) out of the country he would take ‘jihad’ to the last corner of India. He is heard saying “inke baap ke baap ke baap ki bhi takat nahi hain ki humme bahar nikaal de (their forefathers also do not have the gall to throw us out of the nation), humme nikaal ke toh dikha Modi, hum bhi jihad karne se peeche nahi hatengein (try throwing us out Modi, we will also not hesitate in waging jihad)”.
Though the government has clarified repeatedly that CAA does not concern Indian Muslims at all, the Maulana spreads falsehood amongst his listeners by saying that the government wants to throw out all Muslims from the country.
He audaciously abuses the Prime Minister by using words like ‘anpadh’ (uneducated) and ‘napunsak’ (impotent) for him, while referring to the Home Minister as “mote” (fat) and “takle” (bald). He threatens the Home Minister by saying “tum aag se khel rahe ho (you are playing with fire), do not under-estimate us”. He also praised Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, saying it was Kejriwal who had shown him PM Modi’s educational qualifications.
In the middle of his hate speech, the Maulana is heard claiming that the rioters who had burnt down the deputy CM’s headquarters in Assam and gheraoed the chief minister’s residence were no one else but people of his community. He says: that the entire panic created in Assam by the Muslims was just a teaser, do not compel us to create a similar situation in the entire country.
Moreover, at around 3 minutes 30 seconds into his hate speech, the Maulana unblushingly threatens the government to either withdraw CAA and NRC or be prepared for ‘jihad’. He is heard saying: agar yeh kanoon par tum atal rahe to itna yaad rakhna ki maarne aur marne se koi nahi chuke ga (if you are hellbent on implementing these laws in India then remember we will also not refrain from killing others or giving our lives)”, said the Maulana.
The anti-CAA Muslim mob has been on a rampage in various parts of the country since the Citizenship Act was brought in by the Modi government. While several Pakistani Hindu migrants across the country have been celebrating and lauding the passing of the historic Citizenship Amendment Act, which has brought their lost hope back, Muslim mobs had gone on a rampage, destroying public property and creating chaos.
In state’s like West Bengal, the Muslim mobs have resorted to extreme violence by blocking train tracks, burning down railway stations, trains and buses, pelting stones, vandalism and loot.
However, Home Minister Amit Shah has time and again restated the government’s strong willingness to implement CAA and NRC in the country and has established that the law will not be withdrawn under any circumstances.
Over the last few weeks, you must have heard over and over again the refrain: How can the government discriminate between people on the basis of religion? Doesn’t this make the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) unconstitutional and likely to be struck down by the Supreme Court? And you might agree with that, especially if you are influenced by Bollywood thought leaders who have googled pictures of the Constitution for the first time in their lives.
Let me explain why all so-called legal challenges to this legislation are probably going to get laughed out of the Supreme Court.
So let’s talk about the law. We have all heard of Articles 14 and 15 in the Constitution of India, which expressly forbid the government of India from discriminating between people on grounds such as sex, caste, religion, etc. This is enshrined in our Fundamental Rights, incorporated in Part III of the Constitution.
But we also know from our everyday knowledge that this is hardly the case in India. To give you a simple example, it was only the other day that Delhi announced free travel for women in all public buses. More serious examples would include of course reservations based on caste or economic criteria. Then, there is, of course, the Ministry of Minority Affairs, which gives everything from scholarships to job training to religious minorities.
Generally speaking, welfare measures for weaker sections, outlined on lines of caste, religion or gender are completely routine in India. All Indians are very familiar with this concept.
But what is the constitutional basis for this? How might the government make exceptions to “equal treatment for all”?
The answer lies in something called “reasonable classification,” based on the even more fancy-sounding term called “intelligible differentia.” The meanings of these terms have been explained by the Supreme Court in the landmark R K Dalmia vs SR Tendolkar case (1958).
Simply put, government action must meet two criteria :
(1) First, there must be a clear distinction between a group and members who are not in that group.
Here, the group in question is members of six religions (Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian) who are refugees from three Islamic countries which border India (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh).
(2) Second, the government action should meet the objectives for picking up that group.
Here, the group members face religious persecution in these declared Islamic countries. Since they have nowhere else to go, this Act grants them citizenship of India.
Notice that both criteria are extremely important. For example, women could be clearly defined group. That meets criterion (1). Suppose the government were to pass a law tomorrow that entitles every woman to free Mickey Mouse stickers. This would be illegal because it would fail criterion (2): because the action of providing Mickey Mouse stickers does not meet the objective of women’s empowerment in any reasonable way.
But you can see how neatly the Citizenship Amendment Bill would pass both criteria (1) and (2). The Act clearly identifies a group and then take actions that will provide targeted relief to them.
But there’s more!
In case you have some lingering doubts, here is the icing on the cake.
The Supreme Court not only allows the government to make reasonable classifications, but it also creates a presumption in *favour* of the government in all legal challenges to it.
In other words, if you were to challenge the CAA in the court, the entire burden of proof would be on you to prove your case. The Court will always start with the assumption that the law passed by the legislature is constitutional and correctly understands the will of the people.
There you go. For those who hope to challenge the CAA in the court, it’s all but over.
Now you know what’s really happening. The liberals know they lost in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. They know they are bound to lose in the Supreme Court.
And that’s why liberals know that the only way open to them is to physically intimidate the government and the majority community by stone-pelting on school buses and burning trains. That is why you have all these liberals morally supporting the riots, spreading fake news, signing foolish petitions and frantically calling up media contacts across the world. Because they know their legal case is both unjust and hopeless.
Their only move is to intimidate the government at home and defame India abroad. The one thing they don’t want is people understanding the act and what it does. Instead of reading their Instagram posts, let’s read our Constitution and Supreme Court judgments. It will foil their plans.
Section 144 has been imposed on Thursday across Uttar Pradesh, parts of Karnataka and Delhi in wake of the planned protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (anti-CAA protests). Despite restrictions, unruly protesters continued to gather in large numbers. The Police is taking precautionary measures to prevent the cities from descending into anarchy. In Bengaluru, the Police has detained protesters at the Town Hall.
The concerned districts have been informed to keep a check on the Delhi borders. Officers from certain locations have also been asked to provide local intelligence frequently.
Sources:There were few protests in Delhi in past 24 hrs which were organised by mobilising people through WhatsApp groups but no organization has come up to take responsibility of protest. Few locations identified where officers have asked to provide local intelligence frequently https://t.co/bTFStfMcKA
In Hyderabad as well, protesters have been detained by the Police.
Hyderabad: Police detain protestors who were holding demonstration against Citizenship Amendment Act near Charminar. #Telanganapic.twitter.com/5nPiqPr3Kk
The Delhi Police, meanwhile, has asked protesters to cooperate with the Police and protest only at designated places. It’s unclear whether the appeal is having any sort of positive impact.
Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa, at Red Fort where Section 144 is imposed: We request protest organizers to hold protests at designated places only. I appeal to all to cooperate with the police. #Delhi#CitizenshipActpic.twitter.com/7Fnf5aItlB
Earlier, alleged Historian Ramchandra Guha was arrested by the Bengaluru Police for protests at the Town Hall in Bengaluru. Yogendra Yadav has also been detained as well. Now, it appears senior leader of the CPIM Sitaram Yechury has been detained as well.
Only recently, OpIndia had exposed how NSUI (Congress’ student wing), Swarajya Abhiyaan and the Left were hand in gloves trying to foment trouble on the 19th of December by instigating and coordinating several protests accross the nation. That plan seems to have been put into motion with several parties, politicians and political workers trying to foment trouble despite section 144 being imposed.
As the Anti-CAA (Anti Citizenship Amendment Act) protests and riots rage on fuelled by political parties like Congress and rabid Islamists, several Whatsapp groups have been made to coordinate these protests and ensure that maximum impact can be derived from these “protests” that have clearly been instigated by political parties.
A group that was made by some people who were planning to march from Mandi House and then eventually join the Lal Qila rally.
WhatsApp group picture
This group was relatively small, however, they were coordinating with each other as to how they were to reach Mandi House or Lal Qila “protests” since section 144 had been imposed and several routes have been cordoned off by the Delhi Police.
One of the members of the group sent a forwarded message for verification.
Whatsapp message
The message firstly asked the readers to ‘spread the message’. It said that for the protests on 19th December, there is a legal team present on the spot. The team will be working under the supervision of Prashant Bhushan and if anyone is to face detention or legal action, they could contact a person called Nilesh (the number of Mr Nilesh has been masked).
Mr Nilesh Jain is a Swarajya Abhiyaan advocate as evidenced by this article on the Swarajya India website.
When we spoke to Nilesh Jain as protestors who ran the risk of being detained by the police, Nilesh Jain said that he is already with the “first batch” of 50 detainees and that if we were to be detained, we should simply note down the bus number and the number of people detained and message him for help.
He also said that there are several lawyers present there to help the detainees and that we should not worry about anything.
If one recalls, OpIndia had exposed how a different WhatsApp group was being used, run by NSUI and Congress functionaries to coordinate and fan protests across the country that have often turned violent. One of the admins of that group was an individual called Rishav Ranjan who was a Swarajya Abhiyaan member. With Swarajya Abhiyaan and Prashant Bhushan helping protestors legally, it is evident that the aim is to ensure that people don’t stay away from these protests fearing the law or even the Section 144 that has been imposed by police in several places to ensure violence does not break out in the country, thus, fuelling the protests further.
This entire sequence only confirms that Congress and elements like Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan are working in tandem to fuel and organise protests all over the country, plunging the nation into chaos. Several of these protests saw Muslim mobs indulge in violence, arson and vandalism in their quest to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act which grants citizenship to persecuted minorities like Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and even Christians from neighbouring Islamic nations.
The most sinister part is that these “anti-CAA protests” have often been packaged as organic protests, however, there seems to be plenty of evidence that these are coordinated and fanned by political parties with political interests.
