Delhi riots chargesheet: Khurshid, Kavita Krishnan named by accused for ‘provocative speeches’

The statement of a protected witness, made under Section 164 CrPC, also names Khurshid as having made a provocative speech. (File)

Congress leader Salman Khurshid, CPI-ML Politburo member Kavita Krishnan, student activist Kawalpreet Kaur, scientist Gauhar Raza and advocate Prashant Bhushan find a mention in disclosure statements of accused persons in a chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police last week alleging a conspiracy in the Northeast Delhi riots.

Khurshid’s name figures in the disclosure statements of accused Khalid Saifi as well as former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan. Saifi’s disclosure statement…