“But my question is, where is the crime?”
IIT graduate Sharjeel Imam, jailed w/o bail/trial in a Delhi riots case since 2020, spoke to us about his speeches, what he meant, what he might have said differently & why he has no intention of staying quiet https://t.co/oJZVh4WTiN
Of all the pointlessly kitschy things Modi has done, this was the most kitschy.
Jallianwala lanes once invoked sombre thought-provoking emotions similar to those you feel at Auschwitz or Hiroshima.
Now it looks like a mid range mall's lobby.
The BJP government’s Transgender Persons Amendment Bill is a brazen attack on the Constitutional rights and identity of transgender people.
This regressive bill:
- strips transgender people of their ability to self identify, violating a Supreme Court judgement
- wipes out the diverse cultural identities of communities across India
- forces trans people to undergo dehumanizing examinations by a medical board
- introduces criminal penalties and surveillance without safeguards
The BJP government hasn’t consulted the trans community and brought a bill which stigmatises rather than protects them.
The Constitution protects every Indian’s right to life, liberty, identity, and dignity. This BJP government is violating our Constitution and destroying India’s rich history of honouring transgender communities in pursuit of its narrow ideas.
The Congress Party unequivocally opposes this Bill.
I need you guys to wake the fuck up to the fact right now that come Monday, trans people in India WILL lose their rights to exist freely as we know it #RejectTransBill2026
This would have been such a massive PR moment for the opposition to visit Uttam Nagar and break bread and celebrate Eid there but somehow inspite of the 2020 experience, we still expect the courts to put an end to this
["Khoon waali holi on Eid" threat in Uttam Nagar]
Delhi High Court has agreed to hear today a PIL seeking directions to police to prevent violence in the area.
#UttamNagar#Eid