‘Misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar criticises prosecution sanction of Arundhati Roy under UAPA – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Calling the Delhi Lieutenant Governor‘s decision to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for a speech she delivered in 2010 a “misuse of power,” Nationalist Congress Party-SP (NCP-SP) leader Sharad Pawar criticised his decision. Pawar made these remarks during a joint press conference with his Maha Vikas Aghadi allies, Uddhav Thackeray…

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Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA for ‘provocative’ speech: Officials | India News – Times of India

Author Arundhati Roy (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The lieutenant governor of Delhi on Friday gave prosecution sanction against author Arundhati Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for a ‘provocative’ speech she delivered at an event in 2010, according to officials from Raj Niwas.(This is a developing story) Source link

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