Thread by @SaketGokhale

The @DelhiPolice has, shockingly, granted me permission to hold a rally chanting “desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko.”

The permission was given to me today when I visited Parliament St. Police Station.

This chant now, it seems, has state sanction.

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At the police station, all they kept asking me constantly was - is this against the CAA?

I said no - it’s against communal forces & the incident at Jamia.

And like I wrote yesterday, they assumed the rally was “against communal forces at Jamia”. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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I have no intention of holding a rally (unless y’all suggest otherwise).

I only wanted the police to give in writing what they think of this reprehensible slogan.

Legit protests don’t get permission. But this shockingly does.

How is this ok, Delhi Police?

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PS: I’ll be taking this to court.

Let the Delhi Police answer if Maanyavar has now ordered them officially to allow people to chant such slogans in contravention of the law.

This will be interesting 😊

Update: I just received a call from ACP HAX cell saying that the slogan “will be problematic” in view of the ongoing Model Code of Conduct.

I’ve now been “requested” to move the protest to after 8th February.

If this is indeed a violation, why isn’t Anurag Thakur arrested?