Sedition charges have been filed against a woman identified as Amulya Leona, who raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru. ANI reported that she has been denied bail by judicial magistrate, and will be kept in judicial custody till February 23. She had later clarified that she was also chanting 'Hindustan Zindabad', and that her slogans just meant supporting the people of a nation.
Leaving the organisers of an event to protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR red-faced, a young woman on Thursday raised "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan in the presence of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who denounced her action and asserted "we are for India". BJP targeted the Congress over the incident, alleging the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act were a "joint venture between Pakistan and anti-national forces led by the Congress". The Congress too condemned the woman's conduct and demanded stern action.
AIMIM leader Waris Pathan declares that 15 crore Muslims must snatch "Azadi" from 100 crore Hindus.
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 20, 2020
Anti-CAA Activist Amulya Leona chants "Pakistan Zindabad" in presence of AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
Isn't it clear that protests against #CAA are against the "Idea of India"? pic.twitter.com/21KG9P2mCz
The woman asked people to shout with her "Pakistan Zindabad" thrice after the organisers of the event under the banner of "Save Constitution" invited her to address the gathering soon after Owaisi came on the stage. A baffled Owaisi rushed to snatch the mike from her and was joined by others who tried to remove her from the state. But the woman was adamant and raised the slogan again repeatedly. Later, the police stepped in and removed her from the dais.
Owaisi, who addressed the gathering later, said he did not agree with the woman, whom he described as a "so-called liberal" and asked all liberals to refrain from any events involving Muslims.
"Neither me nor my party has any link with her. We denounce 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 no way support our enemy nation Pakistan. Our entire drive is to save India," the AIMIM MP said.
He asked people to refrain from liberals. If they (liberals) were so concerned about the Muslims and CAA, they should have their own Shaheen Bagh kind of protests. Speaking about CAA, Owaisi alleged it "smacked of governments hatred" towards Muslims and was against poor. "The law is aimed at making Muslims stateless," he charged.
JD(S) corporator Imran Pasha claimed Amulya was planted by some rival group to disrupt the event. The woman, he said, was not in the list of speakers and demanded that the police investigate the matter seriously.
The state BJP took to the Twitter to condemn the development.
