JNU scholar Umar Khalid was arrested in September 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). He has been awaiting a trial for six years.
'When you are reduced to an image, either negative or positive, it becomes difficult to maintain not just your humanity but even your sanity,' jailed student activist Umar Khalid tells The Guardian.
Justice Aravind Kumar-led bench says K.A. Najeeb judgment, which held that constitutional courts can grant bail to UAPA accused facing prolonged incarceration, is 'not charter or mathematical command'.
Bench of justices B.V. Nagarathna & Ujjal Bhuyan quoted 2021 KA Najeeb judgement in which 3-judge bench ruled the right to speedy trial under Article 21 would apply in UAPA cases as well.
At the closing debate of JLF, Pavan K Varma posed a question that had the crowd in an uproar. ‘Would you want to be in jail without bail,’ he said, referring to Umar Khalid.
The symbolism of a sweaty, dishevelled, bleeding Gandhi willing to side with a young population is the hero’s arc the Congress scion has waited over a decade for.
Data on FDI rise has become a political flashpoint, with Naidu govt projecting an investor-friendly turnaround while YSRCP leader says ‘unwarranted information’ provided in House.
In February this year, ThePrint reported that India is exploring the possibility of teaming up with France for co-development and co-manufacturing of the futuristic FCAS.
It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.
Masks are going off . Anti-nationals supporting anti-nationals. They should have been smart enough by not supporting anti-nationals. But now it is clear that they themselves are anti-national.
Masks are going off . Anti-nationals supporting anti-nationals. They should have been smart enough by not supporting anti-nationals. But now it is clear that they themselves are anti-national.
Umar Khalid received best legal service. It would have cost +5 cr to ordinary citizen. But he got it free.
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