Sharjeel Imam is said to be one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh protest in New Delhi. Sharjeel Imam is said to be one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh protest in New Delhi. Three fresh cases have been filed against JNU student Sharjeel Imam for a speech he made against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Aligarh Muslim University on January 16. In his January 16 speech too, Imam criticised the Shaheen Bagh protest as having become an “exotic getaway” for Delhi’s civil society. He said it was “a classic case of jihad” and “a conspiracy was brewing at Shaheen Bagh to end India’s Independence”.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2020 09:01 UTC