KPCC demands withdrawal of sedition charges against Shaheen School, delegation meets DG IGP
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday submitted a plea to the Karnataka DGP and IG Praveen Sood, demanding withdrawal of sedition case against three persons and two women who have been arrested in connection with the incident of a play against CAA/NRC in Shaheen School in Bidar.
Condemning the act, a delegation of senior Congress leaders led by KPCC President Dinesh GunuRao met Praveen Sood at his office and submitted the memorandum.
The memorandum asserted that the law against sedition has been widely been misused which has resulted in affecting the lives of the vulnerable.
The memorandum added “The section is deeply flawed. It is archaic and opposed to the fundamental values of liberty, freedom and pluralism guaranteed by the Constitution. The capital flaw in the law is that it is centered around the government and not the nation. Any attempt to overthrow the government is seen as conspiracy against the nation. This is wrong and unacceptable. The government cannot be equated with the nation. The nation is bigger entity than the government. While the government is a temporary political entity, the nation is an everlasting political phenomenon.”
It further cited cases and judgments of the Supreme Court wherein the apex court has spoken against the sedition law and cautioned against its misuse.
The memorandum demanded to withdraw the case and all charges against Shaheen School and the other accused and to release the parents immediately.
Party legislators Tanveer Sait, UT Khader, Rizwan Arshad, MLCs Abdul Jabbar, Vijay singh, Naseer Ahmed were present along with Dinesh GunduRao in the delegation.
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Hindus have consolidated, BJP will cross 135 seats in WB: Suvendu Adhikari after early trends
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in West Bengal as early counting trends began to emerge.
Speaking after initial trends in the ongoing vote counting, Adhikari said the party was expecting to win more than 135 seats in the state.
He also claimed that Hindu votes had consolidated in favour of the BJP, which, according to him, would translate into victory for the party.
Counting of votes is currently underway, and official results are awaited.
