Chandrashekhar Azad

Bhim Army Chief Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Review Reservation Verdict

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking review of its recent verdict on reservation in jobs for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Will Continue Fight Against CAA Till It Is Repealed, Says Bhim Army Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 1, 2020

Attacking the centre over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said on Saturday that a democratic country runs according to the will of the people, not by the whims and fancies of the BJP and RSS.

"Peak Dictatorship": Bhim Army Chief Expelled From Hyderabad Over Protest

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday January 27, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was detained in Hyderabad last evening ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, said this morning that he was "being sent back to Delhi". He also claimed that his supporters were thrashed by cops before he was detained.

Bhim Army Chief Detained In Hyderabad Ahead Of Anti-CAA Protest

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday January 27, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was detained in Hyderabad ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens on Sunday evening. Lungerhouse police said the administration had not given permission for the agitation, and the Dalit leader was taken into custody to prevent him from going ahead wit...

"Women Fighting For India": Chandrashekhar Azad's Message At Shaheen Bagh

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday January 23, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad visited Delhi's Shaheen Bagh this evening to deliver a dramatic warning to over the citizenship law, declaring the centre would have to "go over our corpses" if it wanted the law implemented

"Every Bagh Can Be Shaheen Bagh": Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad's Warning On CAA

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, in his first interview after being released from jail last week, said the citizenship law CAA is also against Dalits and tribals and not just Muslims. "In the time to come, every Bagh (garden) can be Shaheen Bagh," he warned, speaking to NDTV on Wednesday.

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Barred From Delhi For 4 Weeks, Allowed To Enter City

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was barred from entering Delhi for four weeks as part of his bail terms, will be allowed to return, a court said today, providing certain conditions were met

Court Asks Police To Verify If Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Has Office In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

A Delhi court on Saturday asked police to verify if Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who has been accused of inciting people during an anti-CAA protest at Jama Masjid here on December 20, has an office in Delhi where he holds weekly meetings.

"I Respect You, Please Respect Constitution": Chandrashekhar Azad To PM

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday January 17, 2020

Hours before his deadline to leave Delhi, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad told Prime Minister Narendra Modi "I respect you... you should respect the Constitution"

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Back At Jama Masjid Hours Before Deadline To Leave Delhi

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 17, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka Raavan emerged at the Jama Masjid on Friday, just a few hours before his court deadline to leave Delhi after being released on bail.

"Crime To Read The Preamble?" Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 17, 2020

Out on bail after spending nearly a month in prison over his protest against the citizenship law at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan" says he had not made any speech at the Jama Masjid when he was arrested, rather just read the Preamble of the Constitution.

Delhi Judge Quotes Rabindranath Tagore In Bail Order For Bhim Army Chief

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Thursday January 16, 2020

A Delhi judge, while granting bail to Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, quoted from Rabindranath Tagore's ''Where the Mind is Without Fear'' and said citizens have a fundamental right to peaceful protests which cannot be curtailed by the state. Azad has been ordered to stay out of Delhi for four weeks and warned against holding any protest in th...

Judge Quotes Rabindranath Tagore During Bhim Army Chief's Bail Hearing

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 16, 2020

A Delhi court judge while granting bail to Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Wednesday, recited Rabindranath Tagore'spoem ''Where the Mind is Without Fear'' and said citizens have a fundamental right to peaceful protest which cannot be curtailed by the state.

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail After CAA Protest; Can't Be In Delhi For 4 Weeks

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 16, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan", arrested for his protest last month against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid, was granted bail by a Delhi court today but with conditions. Chandrashekhar Azad has been asked to stay away from Delhi for four weeks.

"As If Jama Masjid Is In Pak": Judge Rebukes Cops In Bhim Army Case

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Hearing the bail request of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan", arrested for his protest last month against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid, a Delhi court today asserted "it is one's constitutional right to protest" and people were out on streets because "inside parliament, things which should have been said were not said". The jud...