BJYM urges cops to arrest Umar Khalid for ‘supporting’ Burhan Wani

The BJP’s youth outfit Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha filed a police complaint on Tuesday, demanding arrest of JNU student Umar Khalid for allegedly posting anti-national comments on social media and “spewing hatred” against Indian armed forces.

Mr Khalid, who is out on bail in the JNU sedition case, kicked off another controversy by describing Burhan Wani as a revolutionary.

The complaint was filed by BJYM national media coordinators Shivam Chhabra and Parekhseet Dagar at the office of DCP (South).

“Umar Khalid is constantly flooding the social media platforms with anti-national comments,” alleged the complainants. “He is constantly posting derogatory comments against the Indian government over the shootout of terrorist and Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani,” they added.

The BJYM office-bearers also accused the JNU student of trying to incite the feelings of “hatred and contempt” of the public against the Indian armed forces and indirectly against the Government of India, demanding Mr Khalid’s arrest under charges of sedition (Section 124 A of IPC).

He should be also charged for promoting enmity between different groups and for acting against maintenance of harmony, they said.

The police said it had received the BJYM complaint and was “looking into it.”

Mr Khalid could not be reached for his comments despite several attempts. He was earlier at centre of controversy as he was one of the organisers of the controversial JNU event against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. He was later arrested in this connection under charge of sedition.

Meanwhile, several students and social organisations have decided to hold a protest demanding immediate end to violence in Kashmir, at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday.