New Delhi: A hashtag demanding the release of Dr. Umar Khalid was seen trending top in India on Friday. The young scholar was arrested by Delhi Police on September 13 after being accused in cases related to the February Delhi violence.
The micro-blogging website was flooding with more than 10k tweets as of 6 pm on Friday.
Twitterati were seen posting Umar's images, excerpts from the talks of the firebrand speaker and statements seeking his release.
#UmarKhalidKoRihaKaro
— Karwan e Mohabbat (@karwanemohabbat) November 13, 2020
Release @UmarKhalidJNU pic.twitter.com/STHyVIka7l
Some social media activists were highlighting the alleged discrimination towards the bail pleas of the people who raise their voice against the establishment.
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani said that there was no justice in a country where their messengers of peace languish and die in jails.
There is no justice in a country where our messengers of peace languish and die in jails!
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) November 13, 2020
Babasaheb's Constitution suffers daily deaths in his own land!#UmarKhalidKoRihaKaro #ReleaseAllPoliticalprisoners
Suchitra Vijayan, the founder and executive director of The Polis Project, called up on all the people who believe in democracy to stand up for Umar Khalid.