Picture of Umar Khalid smiling on video conferencing from jail goes viral, users say man with spine
New Delhi: Popular stand-up comedian and activist Kunal Kamra on Tuesday shared a screengrab of his interaction through video conferencing with student leader Umar Khalid, adding that he is one of the most inspiring Indians for this generation.
Khalid who has been in jail for his alleged involvement in Delhi riots that took place in February last year has been in jail for 13 months now and can be seen smiling in the picture shared by Kamra.
“13 months & still smiling, still loving, still positive, still reading, still writing, Not angry, Not anxious, Not heartbroken,” (sic) Kamra captioned the image.
He further added that Khalid is one of the most inspiring Indians of this generation.
Meanwhile, users on Facebook commented lauding the strong willpower posed by Khalid in his journey so far, while several users went on to refer to him as “man with spine” among other comments.
Khalid was arrested in September last year after the police described him as the “mastermind” behind the violence in the national capital that claimed at least 53 lives and injured hundreds.
The next hearing for Khalid’s bail plea is scheduled for November 2.
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
