Azadi News

There was already confusion and interference of political parties on the Citizenship Amendment Act. However, after the Jamia firing incident took place on January 30, the political intervention of all political parties have increased. Watch report:

Near Jamia Millia Islamia University Delhi, an unidentified man opened fire at people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) the causing chaos and panic in the area. A student of the university has been injured. In a video, the man, wearing a black jacket and a pair of white trousers, can be seen walking on a road, waving a gun as he shouts "Yeh lo aazadi (here's your freedom)" at the protesters. Watch report:

The JD (U) on Saturday defended Farooq Abdullah`s controversial remark that the youth joining militant ranks are `sacrificing their lives for freedom of the valley`, saying that the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir knew the happenings of the state much better than anyone else and there was no reason to doubt his nationalism.

A top Indian Army official on Thursday said the "discourse" in Jammu and Kashmir is shifting to "primacy of Islam over Azadi".

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohd Salim on Friday said the Sangh Parivar has a problem with the word `Azadi` and all words which originate from Urdu and Persian.