We condemn the brutal crackdown on dissent and protest which has accompanied India’s Covid-19 lockdown. The Modi government has launched a witch-hunt of students and activists and is charging them under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The Government of India must stop the crackdown on dissenting voices. The use of India’s primary counter-terrorism law UAPA against two students involved in protests against the discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act is an extension of the crackdown on anyone who is critical of the state.
A number of activists and academics have issued a joint statement condemning Delhi police’s move to arrest students and activists and implicating them in cases related to violence in Delhi.
Dal Khalsa on Monday condemned Delhi Govt for arresting Jamia Millia Islamia University students and activists, who spearheaded protests against the amendments to the Citizenship Act, and demanded from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the administration to not indulge in witch-hunting.
As per media reports, a petrol bomb was thrown this morning near a police barricade at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned violence in Delhi