JNU Row: Kanhaiya Bail Plea Hearing Deferred to 29 February

Umar and Anirban at Vasant Kunj Police StationUmar Khaled and Anirban have been taken to Vasant Kunj police station.We hope Kanhaiya will get bail tomorrow. JNUSUAddressing a rally in Bahraich, BJP President Amit Shah asked the Opposition if they supported the raising of anti-national slogans in the name of free speech. Special Task Force Chief Rajendra Singh Reaches South Campus PSSpecial Task Force chief Rajendra Singh reaches South Campus police station where Khalid and Anirban are being interrogated. If the petitioner (Kanhaiya) is released on bail, it will send a signal to student communities across the country that such anti-India activities can be conducted with impunity and that they will be jailed for a couple of days or weeks only. Delhi Police Status ReportIt added that it is investigating persons and organisations behind non education-related activities in campus. The object behind this is the larger national perspective.Rahul Gandhi on JNUI will speak in Parliament, but they won’t let me because they are scared of what I will say.Rahul Gandhi, Congress Vice-President Umar and Anirban: Interrogation DetailsCNN-IBN reports that Anirban was responsible for material for the event, which included posters for distribution among students. In a report submitted in the Delhi Helhi Court, Police said Kanhaiya actively participated in an unlawful assembly which raised anti-national slogans. Police added that video footage isnt the only evidence, and that they have other evidence, including eyewitnesses to prove charges. HC to Direct Where Umar and Anirban Will Be ProducedAccording to media reports, the Delhi High Court will pass directions with regard to place where Umar Khaled and Anirban Bhattacharya will be produced after consultation with authorities.Kanhaiya’s Bail Plea Hearing Deferred The Delhi High Court has deferred Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea hearing to 29 February. The High Court also expressed concern over Kumar’s safety and said “we have to ensure that they do not even suffer a scratch”. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has informed the High Court that they will seek fresh remand of Kumar as Khaled and Anirban have been arrested on sedition charges. BJP MLA Pulled Up For Controversial RemarksAmit Shah has pulled up BJP MLA from Rajasthan, Gyandev Ahuja who made controversial comments about JNU, CNN-IBN reports.Ahuja had claimed that 3,000 condoms, 500 abortion injections and 5,000 alcohol bottles and cans were found on the campus everyday besides bones and cigarette and beedi butts. Meanwhile Vikram Singh Chauhan the lawyer who allegedly led the attacks outside Patiala House Courts is expected to appear before the police on Wednesday. Khaled Admits to Pro-Afzal Sloganeering Umar Khalid and Anirban have disclosed to the police their whereabouts at the time of their disappearance. The police has also asked them about the intention of the marches and who else were involved, reports said. CNN-IBN reports says Khaled has also admitted to raising pro-Afzal slogans in JNU.Delhi Police Files Status Report Delhi Police has filed a status report in the High Court regarding Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea, reports said. ABVP to Protest JNU’s ‘Anti-India Activities’ The student wing of the RSS, the ABVP, is planning a massive rally to protest against ‘anti-India activities’ of the ‘communist brigade’ in JNU. Their protest march will begin at Ramlila Ground and finish at Jantar Mantar.JNU at BudgetThe events at JNU and their aftermath will be discussed in the Budget session in Parliament today. Meanwhile, MPs from Left political parties are expected to protest in Parliament premises.Congress Leader Mallikarjun Kharge gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on JNU and the Rohith Vemula issue.The JNU issue was brought up in the Lok Sabha.Remaining Students Expected to Surrender The remaining three JNU students, charged with sedition are expected to surrender today, according to media reports. Umar and Anirban’s Medical ExaminationDoctors from AIIMS arrive at South Campus Police Station for Umar and Anirban’s medical examination.Umar, Anirban to be Produced in CourtUmar and Anirban will be produced in front of the district magistrate today at Patiala House Court. Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea will also come up for hearing at the Delhi High Court. The media’s plea that the lawyers responsible for the attack on journalists and students at the Patiala House Court on 15 February be arrested will will also be heard.JNU Students Umar Khaled and Anirban Bhattacharya Surrender to the PoliceLate Tuesday night, JNU students Umar Khaled and Anirban Bhattacharya surrendered to the police.Umar Khaled is an ex-DSU member. They have been charged with sedition for their role as organisers of an event that marked the second anniversary of Afzal Guru’s hanging. The Delhi Police has questioned them for five hours. Of the six accused, JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar is in police custody, while the other five students were in hiding. The remaining three accused students are in the JNU campus and have yet to surrender. (At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)

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JNU Row: Kanhaiya Bail Plea Hearing Deferred to 29 February

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