During the hearing, Prasad played a specific interview in open court. The interview was of Umar Khalid's father, SQR Ilyas, with TheWire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani.
This 'strategic' silence about political parties is hailed as a 'political maturity' because the Muslim clergy fears that if they openly support any non-BJP party or alliance, the Hindu votes will consolidate for the BJP automatically.
Speaking to TIme Now TPCC General Secretary said AIMIM and Congress have a pact that the grand old party will not field any candidate against Asaduddin Owaisi.
The court was dealing with an Indian Medical Association plea seeking to frame guidelines for prohibiting false and misleading advertisements in relation to allopathy and modern medicine.
The prosecution played an interview of Umar Khalid's father with The Wire's Arfa Kanum Sherwani to show how he was lying and creating a false narrative.
The complicit role of the establishment raises serious concerns about its commitment to democracy and accountability. Instead of upholding democratic principles, it appears to be compounding the challenges faced by the judiciary, further eroding the foundations of democracy.