New Delhi: Delhi's Karkardooma Court has deferred the hearing on the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam- accused in the Delhi violence case-due to the unavailability of Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat on Monday. The next hearing into the matter has been scheduled for September 28.
During the hearing on September 2, Amit Prasad, Special Public Prosecutor, appearing for Delhi Police, had said that speaking against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC in Asansol on 22 January 2020, Imam had challenged the sovereignty of the country and tried to disturb the sentiments of Muslims.
Prasad said "the riots in Delhi broke just four weeks after his derogatory speech in Asansol and Jharkhand. While speaking in Jharkhand on January 20, Sharjeel had stated that the anger of people should be used. He gave the thesis of the riot and he knew how to bring it to the end."
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During a hearing on September 1, Amit Prasad had said that Sharjeel Imam's speeches were disrupting and meant to create chaos among the citizens. He is not a pickpocket or drug smuggler, but he is a good orator with the power of five languages.
Reading Sharjeel Imam's speech at Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University, Prasad had said that three things were clear in his speeches. His speeches were divisive, which meant instigating a single community to create anarchy. His speech began with Assalam-o-Alaikum, which indicated that he was addressing a particular community.
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