After Jamia shooting, BJP MLA calls for murder of Sharjeel Imam Deoband ( UP): Hours after a u2018 radicalisedu2019 shooter, claiming to be a juvenile, fired at a group of peaceful protesters in Delhiu2019s Jamia Nagar, BJP MLA Sangeet Som called for the murder of JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who was recently arrested for his u201c break Assam from Indiau201d remark.
ANI reported on Friday that Som, in an interview on Thursday, said, u201c As far as people like Sharjeel Imam, who talk of breaking India are concerned, such people should be shot dead publicly,u201d Som told ANI. On Wednesday, a Delhi court sent Imam to five- day custody of Delhi policeu2019s Crime Branch.
He was booked for sedition for his provocative speeches.
Speaking on the firing incident, Som said, u201c Some people are spreading chaos everywhere in the country and firing at the protesters was also the trick of those people.u201d The MLA from UPu2019s Sardhana claimed that the man accused of firing will be soon proved as u201c one among the protestersu201d. On Thursday, the person brandished a gun in presence of heavy police force and opened fire at the students of Jamia Millia Islamia, injuring one of them. Shahdab Farooq, the injured, was discharged on Friday.
The Jamia Teachers Association has blamed BJP MP Anurag Thakur for the firing incident outside the varsity, saying nothing can be more u201c anti- nationalu201d than a minister inciting citizens to indulge in violence from a public platform.
Meanwhile, the Councillor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Studentsu2019 Union, Vishnu Prasad K, on Friday filed a police complaint against Thakur for his provocative remark.
The Union minister had raised slogans u2018 Desh ke Gaddaron ko,u2019 to which the public responded with u2018 Goli Maro Saalo ko, ( shoot the traitors)u2019 during a public meeting in Rithala on January 27. The complaint has been filed in the context of Jamia firing.
Agencies Accused shows no remorse: police The shooter, who claims to be a minor, was sent to 14- day protective custody by the Juvenile Justice Board in Delhi on Friday. Meanwhile, the Crime Branch has contacted RML hospital for conducting necessary medical tests to confirm his age.
The police said he has no remorse for what he did and claimed that he was radicalised by videos on social media. Police sources also said the accused had procured the country- made pistol from his village and took a bus to Delhi to take revenge for Chandan Guptau2019s death. Gupta was killed in Kasganj violence on January 26. Delhi police sources said the accused has denied having any connection or links with any organisation.
The shooter. file pic Sangeet Som, the BJP MLA from UPu2019s Sardhana. PIC/ Twitter u2018 This government is also responsible for creating a climate of hatred in which people feel that they are empowered to fire guns at peaceful protestersu2019 Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader
