Activists protest against raids at Teesta Setalvad’s Mumbai residence

The demonstrators also held placards that slammed the government for “stifling dissent” and denounced the “vindictive stance” of authorities.

Written by: Express News Services

1 min readNew DelhiJul 17, 2015 04:45 AM IST First published on: Jul 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM IST

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Protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday. (Express Photo by: Anil Sharma)

Activists, journalists and civil society members on Thursday staged a two-hour protest at Jantar Mantar, denouncing the CBI raids at human rights activist Teesta Setalvad’s Mumbai residence, two days ago.

Around 50 members of groups like ANHAD, Jamia Teachers’ Association, United Christian Forum, Jana Natya Manch, among others, raised slogans against the Centre, the CBI and RSS for hounding Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand.

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Dr John Dayal of the All India Christian Council told the gathering, “If someone revolts against the monarch, the monarch is bound to retaliate and pick on the person.”

The demonstrators also held placards that slammed the government for “stifling dissent” and denounced the “vindictive stance” of authorities towards those who got cases registered against BJP leaders like Amit Shah and Maya Kodnani in the aftermath of the riots.