NEW DELHI – Three FIRs were filed against JNU student Sharjeel Imam for the’seditious’ speech he made while addressing anti-Citizenship Amendment Actprotest at Aligarh Muslim University on January 16. It is to be noted thattwo sedition cases have already been filed by Assam and Uttar Pradeshagainst Imam.
The video of Imam’s speech was released by BJP on Saturday (January 25) andin the video, he can be heard telling a small crowd that Muslims must getunited and cut Assam from rest of India.
“If we have five lakh people with us, we can cut off the Northeast fromIndia. If not permanently, for one or two months. Put rubble on tracks androads…. Assam aur India katke alag ho jaaye, tabhi ye humari baat sunenge(Once Assam is cut off, then only they will listen to us)… We can do thatbecause the Chicken’s Neck corridor (connecting Northeast to rest of India)is dominated by Muslims,” Imam had said.
On Sunday (January 26), Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu saidthat a sedition case was registered by Itanagar Crime Branch against Imamin connection with his speech at AMU.
“This kind of provocation inciting secession of Assam & other NEstates fromrest of India, creating communal disharmony, hampering severeignty &territorial Integrity of India will not be tolerated. Crime branch Itanagarhave registered Case no.2/2020 U/S124(A)/153(A)153(B) IPC,” Khandu tweeted.
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The Manipur government has also filed an FIR in connection with this case.
“Taking cognisance of the objectionable video of Mr Sharjeel Imam, in whichhe threatened to sever Northeast from the rest of country, the ManipurPolice has filed an FIR (No. 16(1)2020 IPS) under sections 121/121-A/124-A/120-B /153 IPC,” tweeted Rajat Sethi, an advisor to Manipur CM.
