Pattern of anti-CAA movement has changed due to pandemic but the movement is alive: Asif Iqbal Tanha

The activist who was released on bail says UAPA is being misused to put people, who are fighting for justice, into prison with the hope of silencing their voice

Asif Iqbal Tanha, after being arrested under the UAPA for his alleged role in the Delhi riots, speaks about his time in prison and the future course of the anti-CAA movement. Excerpts. It was a feeling of immense joy to come out of prison and meet my family, friends, fellow students from Jamia Millia Islamia and other activists. I was ecstatic to know that the passion with which the work began to oppose the CAA/NRP/NCR was still alive. I sometimes felt while in prison that because I was arrested under the UAPA, those who were involved in the movement may have gotten scared, silent or backed out but I was happy to know that that was not the case. I can now say with pride that when it comes to saving the unity and integrity of India, now or in the future, the will to fight for the cause is alive in people and they will not feel afraid to fight to save the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of the country.