Sharjeel Imam challenged sovereignty of India, says Delhi Police

“The issues [he spoke on] were triple talaq, Kashmir for which the mobilisation was happening. Also in past speeches, he has given a clear indication that everything is over, ‘as Muslims you have no hope’,” said special public prosecutor Amit Prasad

The Delhi Police on Thursday told a city court that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam’s speech during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act tried to instil a sense of hopelessness in Muslims and also challenged the sovereignty of the country as he purportedly said “the Indian government cannot formulate the law (CAA and NRC)”.

Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad read out the speech Sharjeel Imam allegedly delivered in January 2020 in Asansol (Biplov Bhuyan/HT)

While arguing the framing of charges and the bail application of Imam, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and slapped with sedition charges, special public prosecutor Amit Prasad read out the speech Imam allegedly delivered in January 2020 in Asansol.

“The issues [he spoke on] were triple talaq, Kashmir for which the mobilisation was happening. Also in past speeches, he has given a clear indication that everything is over, ‘as Muslims you have no hope’,” Prasad told the court of additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat.