Khalid’s latest bail plea coincided with CJP’s first Delhi protest, where supporters called him their leader, while Discord members described him as a revolutionary, freedom fighter and potential future Defence Minister of India as well.
Despite CJP’s 22 million social media following, its Jantar Mantar protest failed to draw crowds, while its Discord channel revealed repeated attempts to glorify Delhi Riots larger conspiracy accused Umar Khalid.
“If you take the case of Ajmal Kasab, there are a large number of witnesses. Will you grant him bail, given that he has been in jail for 7 or 8 years? It can’t be done. Therefore, you have to examine the facts of each case," asked the Additional Solicitor General.
In future bail applications, defence counsel will refer to Justice Nagarathna's statements. They will suggest that the statute need to be reviewed because even the Supreme Court has questioned the validity of the January order.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has triggered a sharp political row by alleging that the mother of Assam Jatiya Parishad’s (AJP) Guwahati Central...
On 23rd March, Muslim organisations presented a joint representation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, advocating Umar Khalid’s candidature, arguing that it would showcase the party’s commitment to ‘civil rights’ and address the issue of a lack of sufficient Muslim representation from Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha.