Newspaper Headlines: Bail To Gujarat Riots Convicts, BJP MP's Remarks On Shaheen Bagh And Other Stories
The bail to 14 Gujarat riots convicts, BJP MP Parvesh Verma's remarks on Shaheen Bagh protesters and anti-CAA protester Sharjeel Imam's arrest dominated the newspaper headlines on Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court's bail order for 14 convicts of 2002 Gujarat riots was published as the lead story in The Times Of India. The top court, in a rather unusual order, directed the convicts to shift out of Gujarat and indulge in social service. "SC grants bail to 14 convicts serving life terms for Gujarat riots," the news paper headlined its lead story.
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The Telegraph took an editorial stand on ongoing controversy involving comedian Kunal Kamra. "Bad idea, Mr Puri, you could've sent Kamra on a spiritual pursuit or let a cheetah loose on him," the newspaper headlined its lead story. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had raised the matter and advised all the airlines of putting a ban on Mr Kamra.
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BJP MP Parvesh Verma's remarks on Shaheen Bagh's protesters were taken as the lead story in Hindustan Times. Mr Verma, while responding a question from the news agency ANI, had said that Shaheen Bagh protesters will 'enter homes...rape...and kill', suggesting that the same can only be prevented if the BJP is elected to power in the state.
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Deccan Herald published the arrest of anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam's as its lead story. Mr Imam, who was evading police for the past few days after he was slapped with sedition cases, was arrested from Bihar's Jehanabad amid claims that he surrendered before the investigators.
