Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh condemned the shooting at Shaheen Bagh and alleged that the BJP is planning to create a "big disturbance" in Delhi to postpone February 8 Assembly elections as it could sense the defeat.
In an effort to show solidarity with activists who were arrested for participating in the protest, several groups held an event at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi has warned the Centre to withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that if it is not repealed then protestors will "take to streets in Uttar Pradesh and make another Shaheen Bagh".
A 5,000-page chargesheet by Uttar Pradesh Police against journalist Siddiqui Kappan, jailed last year when he was headed to report the Hathras gangrape case that had triggered nationwide shock and horror, has accused him of "trying to further the ter
The Supreme Court in its October order observed that public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely. Feb 13, 2021 · 01:47 pm Demonstrators attend a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on February 2, 2020. | Reuters
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition challenging its on Shaheen Bagh protests, reiterating its stand that prolonged protests cannot be at the cost of the continued occupation of public spaces that affects the rights of others, reported
Bar & Bench on Saturday.
“Constitutional scheme comes with a right to protest and express dissent but with an obligation to have certain duties,” ruled a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari. “The right to protest cannot be anytime and everywhere. There may be some spontaneous protests but in case of prolonged dissent or protest, there cannot be continued occupation of public place affecting rights of others.”