Umar Khalid

Sharjeel Imam’s arguments on minority rights, political representation and dissent must be tested against evidence, constitutional history and the limits of an open society.

Senior lawyers such as Kapil Sibal, Prashant Bhushan and others will assist the “independent commission” on SIR.

The fresh round of outrage in support for Umar Khalid follows the grant of three-week interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in the alleged assault case against Hinduphobic CJP-linked activist Nishu Azad’s father, Sanjay Azad.

On 31st August, Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district representative, Jim McGovern, published an X post amplifying a propaganda article authored by former USCIRF chairs Stephen Schneck and Nadine Maenza. Jim McGovern claimed that RSS contributed to making discrimination and violence against religious ‘minorities’ mainstream in India.

The request for the booking submitted to the university omitted to mention that the proposed discussion was about Khalid's book.