Delhi LG sanctions prosecution of Arundhati Roy, former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain under UAPA for 'provocative' speeches
Arundhati Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in 2010, according to Raj Niwas officials. It was alleged that Roy, while delivering a speech at the conference, strongly propagated that Kashmir was never a part of India and was forcibly occupied by the Armed Forces of India.
The FIR against Roy and Hussain was filed following orders from the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi.
«Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has sanctioned the prosecution of Arundhati Roy and former Professor of International Law in Central University of Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain, under section 45 (1) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the case,» a Raj Niwas official said.
The FIR in the matter was registered on a complaint by Sushil Pandit, a social activist from Kashmir, on October 28, 2010.
Roy and Hussain allegedly made provocative speeches at a conference organized under the banner of 'Azadi — The Only Way' on October 21, 2010, at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg.
«The issues discussed and spoken about at the conference propagated the separation of Kashmir from India,» the official added.
Last October, the LG had granted sanction to prosecute them under section 196 of CrPC for commission of offences punishable under different sections of the Indian Penal Code: 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence,
