Opposition and BJP Clash Over Delhi L-G’s Action Against Arundhati Roy

Opposition and BJP Clash Over Delhi L-G's Action Against Arundhati Roy

The FIR against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of a Delhi court, Raj Niwas officials said. The Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party have engaged in a war of words after Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena gave his nod to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor in Kashmir, under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in New Delhi in 2010. The FIR against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered…

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