Court raps Delhi govt for sitting on Kanhaiya sanctions
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The city court has slammed the Delhi government for delay in granting the required sanctions to prosecute former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case.
“Ask the authorities concerned to expedite the matter. They can’t sit on file for an indefinite period,” The Indian Express quoted the court as saying.
The matter has now been posted for February 28.
Apart from Kanhaiya, other JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya are also accused in the case.
The court had earlier criticised the police for filing a chargesheet against the accused without acquiring the requisite approval from the Delhi government, reports said.
"You don't have approval from the legal department, why did you file chargesheet without approval?" NDTV quoted the court as telling the police.
When the police promised to get the state government's approval in 10 days, the court granted then time till February 6.
The 1,200-page chargesheet is against Kumar for his alleged anti-national activities at the university in February 2016. Apart from Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and seven students from Jammu and Kashmi have been named in the chargesheet.
"When the magisterial inquiry was done, it was concluded that no JNU student was involved. I want to say, the police has filed a chargesheet after three years. We thank them," Kanhaiya Kumar told NDTV.
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