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Delhi Riots Chargesheet, No Hate Speeches By BJP Leaders

Delhi: The latest charge sheet filed by Delhi police in connection with the Delhi riots has not made any incendiary speeches by BJP leaders including Kapil Mishra and laid the blame squarely on those protesting against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA at the time. The document only mentions the role of the protesters, students of Jamia Milia University, those gathered at Shaheen Bagh and other places where protests against the CAA were on.Kapil Mishra, on February 23, he gave an “ultimatum” to the Delhi Police to clear the roads in the area, Else, he said, they would have to hit the streets. Hours later, clashes had broken out between the two groups, which spiraled over the next few days. Around 50 people, most of them Muslims, died in the violence.Kapil Mishra’s comments had drawn a barrage of criticism and the Delhi High Court questioned the police over their inaction against him and the other leaders and ordered that cases be registered against him, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma.