The police in Assam have already registered a first information report (FIR) under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Imam in Guwahati. The protesters of Shaheen Bagh disassociated themselves from Imam’s comments and said the speech was not given in Shaheen Bagh. “It warrants repetition that neither the contentious statement in question not the speech were ever delivered at or around Shaheen Bagh,” they said in a statement read. “We disassociate ourselves from any such narratives and establish yet again that there is no organizing committee at Shaheen Bagh, no leader, nor any one particular organizer,” they said. At least 500 protesters, mostly women, have been protesting in Shaheen Bagh against the citizenship act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the last 40 days.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 09:11 UTC