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Sedition Case Against Bengaluru Student for ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ Slogan

Pratidin Bureau

TheBengaluru police had slapped a sedition case against a student who raised "PakistanZindabad" slogans at an anti-CAA rally in the presence of All IndiaMajlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday.

Owaisidistanced himself from the incident and said the student was not associatedwith the party.

Acommotion broke out at the function when the girl Amulya Leona stepped on thestage and started shouting slogans like 'Hindustan Zindabad' and 'PakistanZindabad.'

Steppingon the stage, the girl said that she wanted to differentiate between the twoslogans but was not allowed to continue by the organizers and cops who snatchedher mic away before taking off her stage.

A video clip went viral which shows that Owaisi was arguing with the girl while one of the organizers on the stage tried to take her mic away. Old Hyderabad MP was later seen in discussion with cops who had arrived on the stage by then and later condemned the incident.

Owaisisaid, "Humare Liye Bharat Zindabad Tha, Zindabad Rahega (Long live India hasalways been our slogan and will remain so)".

The girl was taken to the Upparpet police station in the city and the police were investigating the matter. She will be produced before a court after her interrogation.

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