Opposition events condemn Ashoka College professor’s arrest over posts on Op. Sindoor
Some opposition events together with CPI(M) and TMC on Sunday condemned the arrest of Ashoka College’s head of the political science division, Ali Khan Mahmudabad.
Mahmudabad was arrested on Sunday after two FIRs had been lodged on stringent expenses, together with endangering sovereignty and integrity, for his social media posts associated to Operation Sindoor, police and his lawyer mentioned.
The CPI(M), AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra had been amongst those that condemned the arrest.
“Haryana police reportedly arrested him from Delhi, violating authorized course of. This targets a person for his opinions; his submit wasn’t anti-national or misogynistic. A mere criticism by a BJP employee made Haryana police take motion,” Owaisi mentioned on X.
In a submit on X, the CPI (M) mentioned, “We condemn the arrest of professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad for his social media submit towards hate. Whereas hate-mongers like Vijay Shah (Madhya Pradesh minister) roam free, these calling for justice and peace are focused in Modi’s India.”
TMC chief Mohua Moitra mentioned they may transfer the court docket towards the arrest.
“Horrified at arrest of distinguished scholar & educational Prof @Mahmudabad – has this bigoted govt & @police_haryana completely misplaced it? We’re transferring court docket asap (sic),” she mentioned on X.
The arrest comes days after the Haryana State Fee for Ladies despatched a discover to affiliate professor Mahmudabad questioning his remarks, although he had maintained that they had been “misunderstood” and asserted that he had exercised his elementary proper to freedom of speech.
“Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been arrested in Delhi,” Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rai, Ajeet Singh mentioned over telephone, including the motion got here in reference to some feedback associated to Operation Sindoor.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Narender Kadyan mentioned two FIRs had been lodged on the Rai police station right here — one primarily based on a criticism from the chairperson of Haryana State Fee for Ladies, Renu Bhatia, and the opposite on the criticism of a village sarpanch.
“On the Fee chairperson’s criticism, the FIR has been lodged towards Prof Ali of Ashoka College beneath BNS sections 152 (acts endangering sovereignty or unity and integrity of India), 353 (statements conducing to public mischief), 79 (deliberate actions aimed toward insulting the modesty of a lady) and 196 (1) (selling enmity between totally different teams on grounds of faith),” Kadyan instructed reporters right here.
“He has been arrested right this moment…Two FIRs have been registered on the Rai police station,” he mentioned.
Police remand of Ali will probably be taken on the premise of a criticism of the Fee, he mentioned.
Indian armed forces hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir within the early hours of Could 7 beneath Operation Sindoor in retaliation towards the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault.
The affiliate professor had earlier mentioned that the state Fee for girls has “misinterpret” his remark.
“…I’m stunned that the Ladies’s Fee, whereas overreaching its jurisdiction, has misinterpret and misunderstood my posts to such an extent that they’ve inverted their that means,” Mahmudabad had mentioned on X.
He had mentioned that he had exercised his “elementary proper to freedom of thought and speech with the intention to promote peace and concord and to applaud the Indian armed forces for his or her resolute motion, whereas criticising those that preach hatred and search to destabilise India”.
