"While Fringe Sharma Enjoys...": Trinamool's Mahua Moitra On Journalist Muhammad Zubair's Arrest

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra slammed the Delhi Police for "bending over backwards to please sahibs".

Muhammad Zubair, a journalist and co-founder of fact-checking website AltNews, was arrested by the Delhi Police this evening for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Several political leaders have criticised the BJP-led Central government over his arrest. Delhi Police bending over backwards to please sahibs & thumb nose at law.@zoo_bear arrested on trumped up case w/o notice while assisting in case where HC given him protection.While Ms. Fringe Sharma enjoys life of protection at tax payer expense for EXACT same offences. Every person exposing BJP's hate, bigotry and lies is a threat to them.Arresting one voice of truth will only give rise to a thousand more.Truth ALWAYS triumphs over tyranny. #DaroMatpic.twitter.com/hIUuxfvq6s Busting fake news, propaganda of Godi Media, exposing the hate speech of BJP is the reason he's being arrested?Nupur Sharma remains untouched while @zoo_bear gets arrested for calling out the wrongdoings. We strongly condemn this act.#IStandWithZubairpic.twitter.com/m5wt1tmRXH Strongly condemn the arrest of journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair by Delhi Police. This is shameful and unacceptable.What an irony that the person who made hate speech is roaming free while the journalist who uncovered it is detained.#IStandWithZubairpic.twitter.com/ZeacrZM2MJ

The Delhi Police reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra slammed the Delhi Police for "bending over backwards to please sahibs". She said Muhammad Zubair was arrested "on a trumped up case" even as "Ms Fringe Sharma enjoys life of protection".