‘Without permission’ is not permitted in JNU sedition case, says Delhi Law Minister

New Delhi, January 24: Delhi Law Minister Serves a show cause notice to Principal Secy Law for clearing prosecution in sedition charges 'without permission'.

Delhi law minister Kailash Gahlot has issued a show cause notice to principal secretary (law) for clearing the sanction to prosecute former and current JNU students in the sedition case without his approval. The file is currently with Delhi home minister Satyendra Jain. It will have to be sent back to the law ministry for a review.

A sedition case has been filed on several JNU current and former students – including former JNU student’s union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya – for allegedly raising anti-national slogans at an event on February 19, 2016, in the campus.

A small group of individuals, whom a later investigation described as outsiders to the University wearing masks, shouted "anti-India" slogans. The slogans were criticized by many individuals, including political leaders and students of JNU. Four days after the event, JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi police and charged with sedition.