A case has been registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Shaheen Bagh protest mastermind Sharjeel Imam after videos of him allegedly calling for Assam and other North-East to be cut off from the rest of India went viral on social media.
Sharjeel Imam, a student of Modern Indian History at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will face charges including those amounting to criminal conspiracy, sedition and promoting enmity between groups on basis of religion.
Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the statement, who, in turn, alleged that the Shaheen Bagh protests were the first instance of Muslims protesting against Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists.
Cut the Assam from rest of India
In a video, Sharjeel Imam can be seen as instigating 5 lakh Muslims to create riots. He said, “ If 5 lakhs Muslims are organised then we can cut the North-east from the rest of India. Our responsibility is to cut the Assam from India then Govt will hear our voice. If we have to help the Assam then we will have to cut the Assam from rest of India.“
जेएनयू छात्र शरजील इमाम का राष्ट्रविरोधी बयान, असम को भारत से अलग करने की जताई इच्छा
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Sharjeel Imam has posted a post on Facebook and said, “The model of Shaheen Bagh protest is of Road Blockade, rest are secondary, understand the difference between chakka jam (Road Blockade) and dharna (Protest), Do protest in every city, tell the people about the chakka jam (Road Blockade), and then prepare and sit on the National Highways.”
