"If I prefer King Fu Over Yoga, Will I Become Chinese Spy?' Interesting Courtroom Exchange In Disha Ravi Bail Hearing

Shreya Agarwal

20 Feb 2021 2:14 PM IST

  • If I prefer King Fu Over Yoga, Will I Become Chinese Spy? Interesting Courtroom Exchange In Disha Ravi Bail Hearing

    A Delhi Court is hearing #DishaRavi's bail plea, a 22-year old climate activist who was sent to judicial custody in relation to the #Toolkit...

    A Delhi Court is hearing #DishaRavi's bail plea, a 22-year old climate activist who was sent to judicial custody in relation to the #Toolkit case.

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    • 20 Feb 2021 4:43 PM IST

      Agarwal: Neither expressly nor impliedly is this a case of sedition.

      #DishaRavi

      #Toolkit

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:43 PM IST

      Agarwal: Because when 5 different points of view are expressed, a person has the right to choose any one, if that is sedition, we should shut down everything and let only one point of view be made available.

      #DishaRavi

      #Toolkit

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:42 PM IST

      Agarwal: If this is sedition, then we should shut down the internet, go back to the era when there was only one Doordarshan TV.

      #DishaRavi

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:42 PM IST

      Agarwal: for instance the Kashmiri Pandit exodus is referred to in the Toolkit - is this sedition?

      #DishaRavi

      #Toolkit

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:41 PM IST

      Agarwal referring to Kashmir and armed forces issue raised in Toolkit: I am a small man, I cannot make comments on armed forces, but if someone wants to comment that something wrong happened with someone somewhere.

      #DishaRavi

      #Toolkit

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:41 PM IST

      Agarwal: They were asked to make representations to government offices, is this sedition?

      #DishaRavi

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:41 PM IST

      Agarwal: The toolkit talks about digital strike, this doesn't mean the Gulf Strike. Physical action called for in Embassies, Ambani, Adani offices - doesn't mean throwing stones. These are tools for people to express their feelings across the globe.

      #DishaRavi

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:40 PM IST

      Agarwal: If I say that sir there is a rally being organized, please go and participate in that rally. Will that make me seditious today? The 149 people who actually committed violence are being dealt with. More would be dealt with if the need be.

      #DishaRavi

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:36 PM IST

      Agarwal: If I sent or encouraged people to take part in this march, I become seditious? 

    • 20 Feb 2021 4:35 PM IST

      Agarwal: This march was permitted by the Delhi Police. It was on the basis of this that people came forward.

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