Thread by @kavita_krishnan

PC has begun. @pamelaphilipose is conducting the PC, speaking powerfully about Bhima Koregaon and Delhi Police witch hunts. In the absence of real evidence, police is cooking up dodgy, falsehoods, narratives. I'll try for live tweet but poor network may not allow

. @pamelaphilipose says @DelhiPolice says it's even handed, but Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur are still free, an officer asked his people to take "due care" to avoid "Hindu resentment". But millions of Hindus want nothing more than peace, justice, d capacity to lead fulfilled lives

Now we're going to hear the voice of @UmarKhalidJNU, a short message he recorded just before being arrested by @DelhiPolice (you can't silence us! Can't silence him)

Don't worry, this video of @UmarKhalidJNU will be shared after the PC with everyone. He's talking about how a false narrative was created in some media using misleading clips. They want to discredit anyone who question the Govt.

India is so diverse, but all are equal in eyes of law, now they want to change that, they want to imprison me, they want to imprison you in falsehood. I say, don't be afraid, raise your voice against every injustice! - courageous @UmarKhalidJNU before his arrest!

Net's playing up now. Syeda Hameed spoke now saying they want to destroy composite culture of India. I remember the afternoon that terrified students hid from vicious police in my house.

. @pbhushan1 saying the anti CAA movement was teaching the Constitution to India's children & people. Activists of that movement are being called rioters, conspirators?! While openly violent ruling party leaders are free.

. @pbhushan1 - DPSG WhatsApp group is being called criminal. It was a group with the noble motive of supporting Delhi Protests. Today its members are being called conspirators!

Internet is too poor to share pictures, so can't share the statement released here, nor the powerful images of people standing quietly holding placards saying "हम सब" "We're all" followed by photo, name of each of 23 people arrested by @DelhiPolice under UAPA

. @pbhushan1 - this is not an investigation of a conspiracy, it's a criminal conspiracy by @DelhiPolice to frame innocent people under an unconstitutional law, let off the criminals. There should be a commission of enquiry into the Delhi Police's investigation

Nandita Narain, former DUTA president speaking now, saying those who said goli maaro are out free, while students who grew up in our care, we're like their parents, they're idealistic, think for social good not their own interests. They're using their education for society.

Now after @pamelaphilipose, Syeda Hameed ji is speaking. "I live in Jamia, I've seen what's been happening since Dec. I remember that horrific afternoon when students had to take refuge from violent cops in my house"

हम सब - we're all - with every single one of the arrested persons. See the posters. See the statement issued at PC

I spoke after this. Said 1) 11 lakh pages on Umar, none on migrant workers - priorities of Modi Govt 2) UP Govt has formed private militia, during Modi's Shah's rule in Gujarat, Gujarat police was used as private militia spying on a woman, killing people.

Is this how @DelhiPolice wants to be remembered? Julio Ribeiro & other former police officers are asking this question. In reply DP is saying those we're investigating have too much social media presence, they're creating a fake impression on social media!

Who has greater social media clout, capacity for fake news that Modi & BJP IT Cell? Support for Umar & others isn't the product of any IT Cell, it is the voice of India's people who can see the naked lies of @DelhiPolice for the cruel farce it is

We stand with each and every one of those anti CAA activists arrested by Delhi Police. Full statement released at PC attached