Friday, February 21, 2020

"Long Live All Nations," Woman Charged For "Pak Zindabad"

"Long Live All Nations," Woman Charged For "Pak Zindabad" Slogan Had Said
In a Facebook post last week, Amulya, 19, had written: "Whatever country may be - long live for all the countries!"
BengaluruReported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Swati Bhasin (with inputs from Agencies)Updated: February 21, 2020 03:39 pm IST
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Amulya was denied bail last night, has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody.


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Bengaluru: A sedition case has been filed against a woman in Bengaluru after she shouted "Pakistan Zindabad (long live Pakistan)" at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. Amulya Leona had tried to say more, but was stopped and dragged away from the stage by police before she could.
In a Facebook post last week, Amulya, 19, had written: "Whatever country may be - long live for all the countries!"

She had also written: "Long live India! Long live Pakistan! Long live Bangladesh! Long live Sri Lanka! Long live Nepal! Long live Afghanistan! Long live China! Long live Bhutan!"

In Kannada, she wrote that just saying zindabad to another country would not mean she was there. "I am an Indian citizen according to law. It is my duty to respect my country and work for the people here. I will do it," she posted.

In the video from a "Save the Constitution" protest organised in Bengaluru last evening, where Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was present, Amulya is seen shouting "Pakistan Zindabad ". Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), and two other men, rush to stop her; they try to take away the microphone from her.

"Kya bol rahein hain aap (What are you saying)?" the AIMIM chief says as Amulya tries to continue on the mic.

She manages to pull herself free and shouts "Hindustan Zindabad".

Just before she is dragged away, she says: "The difference between Hindustan Zindabad (Long Live India) and Pakistan Zindabad (Long Live Pakistan) is..."

Mr Owaisi later said: "We, in no way, support our enemy nation Pakistan.""

Amulya, arrested soon after the event, has been charged with sedition. "We have filed a suo moto case against her under sections 124A(sedition), 153A and B (promoting enmity between different groups) and imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration)," senior police officer B Ramesh said.

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Several men rushed to stage to stop Amulya from chanting "Pakistan Zindabad"

She was denied bail and sent to judicial custody for 14 days. A local court will hear her bail petition on Monday.

Attacking the AIMIM and Mr Owaisi, the Karnataka unit of BJP tweeted: "'Anti-CAA Activist Amulya Leona shouts PAKISTAN ZINDABAD in the presence of AIMIM Chief @asadowaisi at Bengaluru. Truth is that protests against #CAA are a joint venture between Pakistan & Anti-National Forces led by @INCIndia. Those who support Pakistan should go there forever.(sic)"

Mr Owaisi said his party has no links with the woman. "Neither me nor my party has any link with her. The organisers should not have invited her here. If I knew this, I would not have come here. We are for India and we, in no way, support our enemy nation Pakistan. Our entire drive (against CAA) is to save India," the AIMIM MP was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Amulya's father, while speaking to news agency ANI, said: "What she said is wrong. She was joined by some Muslims and wasn't listening to me!" A case has also been filed against several men, linked to a right-wing group, who threw stones at her home last night after the protest.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa this morning said Amulya has links with Maoists. "Her own father has said - 'break her arms and legs. she should not get bail. I will not protect her'," the BJP leader said.

"Secondly, and very importantly, the groups behind these people, the ones who are growing people like Amulya.... action has to be taken against them and they should be investigated properly. It will then be known who is backing her. There is proof that she has connections with Naxals. She should be punished and action taken against those organisations," he told reporters.

Another woman was detained today in Bengaluru after she carried a placard saying 'Free Kashmir'. Earlier, a sedition case was filed against a school teacher and a student's mother over a play critical of the citizenship law staged at a school in Bidar last month.

In the last two months, massive protests have been held in Karnataka and rest of the states across the country against the citizenship law. Critics say the law makes religion a test of Indian citizenship for the first time in violation of the constitution and, when used along with the planned National Register of Citizens, can be used to target Muslims who cannot prove their lineage.

The government, however, says the law is necessary to help those who have faced religious persecution in the neighbouring countries

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)

"Long Live All Nations," Woman Charged For "Pak Zindabad"

Slogan Had Said
In a Facebook post last week, Amulya, 19, had written: "Whatever

country may be - long live for all the countries!"
BengaluruReported by Maya Sharma, Nehal Kidwai, Edited by

Swati Bhasin (with inputs from Agencies)Updated: February 21,

2020 03:39 pm IST
by TaboolaSponsored LinksSponsored
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(Locksmith of Hearts)
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Amulya was denied bail last night, has been sent to a 14-day

judicial custody.


86

Bengaluru: A sedition case has been filed against a woman in

Bengaluru after she shouted "Pakistan Zindabad (long live

Pakistan)" at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or

CAA. Amulya Leona had tried to say more, but was stopped and

dragged away from the stage by police before she could.
In a Facebook post last week, Amulya, 19, had written: "Whatever

country may be - long live for all the countries!"

She had also written: "Long live India! Long live Pakistan! Long live

Bangladesh! Long live Sri Lanka! Long live Nepal! Long live

Afghanistan! Long live China! Long live Bhutan!"

In Kannada, she wrote that just saying zindabad to another country

would not mean she was there. "I am an Indian citizen according to

law. It is my duty to respect my country and work for the people

here. I will do it," she posted.

In the video from a "Save the Constitution" protest organised in

Bengaluru last evening, where Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi

was present, Amulya is seen shouting "Pakistan Zindabad ".

Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul

Muslimeen (AIMIM), and two other men, rush to stop her; they try

to take away the microphone from her.

"Kya bol rahein hain aap (What are you saying)?" the AIMIM chief

says as Amulya tries to continue on the mic.

She manages to pull herself free and shouts "Hindustan

Zindabad".

Just before she is dragged away, she says: "The difference

between Hindustan Zindabad (Long Live India) and Pakistan

Zindabad (Long Live Pakistan) is..."

Mr Owaisi later said: "We, in no way, support our enemy nation

Pakistan.""

Amulya, arrested soon after the event, has been charged with

sedition. "We have filed a suo moto case against her under

sections 124A(sedition), 153A and B (promoting enmity between

different groups) and imputations, assertions prejudicial to national

integration)," senior police officer B Ramesh said.

j6ji0mj
Several men rushed to stage to stop Amulya from chanting

"Pakistan Zindabad"

She was denied bail and sent to judicial custody for 14 days. A

local court will hear her bail petition on Monday.

Attacking the AIMIM and Mr Owaisi, the Karnataka unit of BJP

tweeted: "'Anti-CAA Activist Amulya Leona shouts PAKISTAN

ZINDABAD in the presence of AIMIM Chief @asadowaisi at

Bengaluru. Truth is that protests against #CAA are a joint venture

between Pakistan & Anti-National Forces led by @INCIndia. Those

who support Pakistan should go there forever.(sic)"

Mr Owaisi said his party has no links with the woman. "Neither me

nor my party has any link with her. The organisers should not have

invited her here. If I knew this, I would not have come here. We are

for India and we, in no way, support our enemy nation Pakistan.

Our entire drive (against CAA) is to save India," the AIMIM MP was

quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Amulya's father, while speaking to news agency ANI, said: "What

she said is wrong. She was joined by some Muslims and wasn't

listening to me!" A case has also been filed against several men,

linked to a right-wing group, who threw stones at her home last

night after the protest.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa this morning said Amulya

has links with Maoists. "Her own father has said - 'break her arms

and legs. she should not get bail. I will not protect her'," the BJP

leader said.

"Secondly, and very importantly, the groups behind these people,

the ones who are growing people like Amulya.... action has to be

taken against them and they should be investigated properly. It will

then be known who is backing her. There is proof that she has

connections with Naxals. She should be punished and action taken

against those organisations," he told reporters.

Another woman was detained today in Bengaluru after she carried

a placard saying 'Free Kashmir'. Earlier, a sedition case was filed

against a school teacher and a student's mother over a play critical

of the citizenship law staged at a school in Bidar last month.

In the last two months, massive protests have been held in

Karnataka and rest of the states across the country against the

citizenship law. Critics say the law makes religion a test of Indian

citizenship for the first time in violation of the constitution and, when

used along with the planned National Register of Citizens, can be

used to target Muslims who cannot prove their lineage.

The government, however, says the law is necessary to help those

who have faced religious persecution in the neighbouring countries

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)

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