AISA stages protest at JNU against Zubair’s arrest

New Delhi: The Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Tuesday staged a protest in Jawaharlal Nehru University against the arrest of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and demanded his immediate release.
AISA activists gathered outside the Sabarmati Dhaba and raised slogans against the central government over Zubair’s arrest. They held placards that read: ‘Stop attack on Muslims’, ‘Release Zubair’.
“We have gathered in support of Zubair who was arrested by the government for speaking the truth. Every day, a person speaking for the rights of the people is being arrested in the country,” AISA leader Dhananjay said at the protest.
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Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018, officials said.
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by four days the custodial interrogation of Zubair.