Overview
- Singh wrote on Facebook that Khalid is facing grave injustice and should be freed immediately, describing him as a PhD scholar rather than a traitor.
- He asserted that the BJP and RSS are framing Muslims, citing an Aligarh case where those arrested for writing ‘I Love Muhammad’ on temple walls were identified as Hindus.
- The BJP condemned the remarks as anti-national, with spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari dubbing the Congress a “Tukde Tukde Congress” in a fresh attack on Tuesday.
- Khalid, a former JNU researcher, has been jailed since September 2020 under the UAPA in the Delhi riots conspiracy case after multiple bail rejections.
- The Supreme Court is hearing Khalid’s bail plea, and there is no reported change in his custody despite the escalating political back-and-forth.