Topic: Asif Iqbal Tanha
Anti-CAA stir meant to provoke disaffection against India: Delhi court while denying bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha
On Tuesday, a Delhi court denied bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, student leader at Jamia Millia Islamia, saying that "vociferous agitation in the guise of Citizen Amendment Bill coupled with other activities of violence would show it was meant to cause or intended to cause disaffection against India", Indian Express reported.
A cup tea, Asif and a struggle to come
Students got calls every time from the police for interrogation, academic deadlines were very closer. Many of us were not bothered about the deadlines. Asif was very much sure of being arrested, I remember his friends sharing an incident a day before he got arrested. Asif painfully remembered his brother Meeran Haider being arrested and he was asked his friends to console and give strength to Meeran's family. Surveillance, interrogation nothing could take him away from his political activism.
Eid: Gloom for peers of jailed Jamia student leaders
"I hope he would be allowed to call on Eid," laments Meeran's family who haven't heard from him since 4 May when he was connected for a minute.
Entire case is false, says Chidambaram on Jamia students’ arrest
Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has lashed out at the government for arresting Jamia Millia Islamia students and said that it is being done to create fear amongst the students so that they don't participate in any protests.
