Thank you, now ensure speedy trial: Kanhaiya

February 28, 2020 22:12

Reacting to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government's nod to his prosecution in a long-pending sedition case, Left leader Kanhaiya Kumar took a sarcastic swipe at the Delhi Police.

Taking to Twitter, Kanhaiya said "thank you" and asked his trial to be fast-tracked "in a court of law, rather than one on television".

The former Jawaharlal Nehru University student is accused of leading a procession that allegedly chanted anti-national slogans during an on-campus event in February 2016.

"Thank you to the Delhi government for granting permission for a sedition case. Police and government officials are urged to take this case seriously (and have a) speedy trial in a fast-track court to ensure justice in a court of law instead of a trial on television," he posted in Hindi, adding, "Satyameva Jayate".

Alleging that the sedition law had been wrongfully used in India for "political gains and to divert people from issues that affected them", Kumar also said his speedy trial would help reveal such problems.

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