The saga of the 18 people slapped with 'sedition' and terror charges over anti-CAA protests after the Delhi riots does not sit comfortably with the belief that all Indians are equal before the law irrespective of their faith and beliefs.
A Delhi Court while framing charges of sedition against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam noted that in his speeches Imam appears to be skeptical of the ideas of secularism and democracy.
Ahead of Republic Day, intelligence agencies have alerted the security agencies including Delhi Police to keep watch on people who were proactive during the Citizenship Amendment Act-National Register of Citizens protests and farmers agitation.
While the prosecution says violent riots took place pursuant to the JNU student's speeches, Imam says that the case against him is a whip of a monarch rather than a government established by law.