Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said public representatives must respect judicial independence in other democracies and called Mamdani’s message a display of personal prejudice.
- The handwritten note to Umar Khalid, shared on X on January 1 by Khalid’s partner Banojyotsna Lahiri, was given to his parents during their December visit to the United States.
- Mamdani wrote that he often thinks about Khalid’s reflections on resisting bitterness and conveyed that people are thinking of him after meeting Khalid’s parents.
- On January 5, the Supreme Court of India denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case under the UAPA while granting bail to five other accused.
- U.S. lawmakers recently wrote to India’s ambassador raising concerns about prolonged pre-trial detention in cases related to the 2020 Delhi riots, and the BJP accused Mamdani of interfering in India’s internal affairs.