Delhi riots: Accused says Salman Khurshid, Kavita Krishnan were called to make ‘provocative speeches’

Delhi riots chargesheet: Congress leader Salman Khurshid, CPI-ML Politburo member Kavita Krishnan and lawyer Prashant Bhushan were among the prominent people called to allegedly make “provocative speeches” during protests against the Citizenship Act that allegedly led to riots in North East Delhi in February. These people have been named by the accused persons, Khalid Saifi and former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan.

The Indian Express reports that Saifi and Jahan have in their disclosure statements named Salman and Bhushan for making “provocative speeches” during anti-CAA protests. The report says that Saifi’s disclosure statement to Delhi Police mentions that to “keep the protest going and sustaining it for long”, he and Jahan called many people, including Khurshid, to deliver “provocative speech”.

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