Sr Adv Siddharth Dave, for Sharjeel Imam: first thing I would like to say- I am not a terrorist as I have been called by respondent. I am not an anti-national as called by the State.

I am citizen of this country, citizen by birth and i have not been convicted for any offence uptil now but i am being labelled as intellectual terorrist- ASG says intellectual terrorist are more dangerous. The words were used against a citizen of this country, I can understand after a full-fledged trial because i lose presumption of innocence but this label has caused anguish to me.

It seems to me, the blame on both side has been kept on my doorway. I did not say so, Sharjeel said-this is peculiar because it didnt use to happen earlier. I have argued there is FIR 22/2020 which is registered on 25.1.20- in which I was arrested on 28.1.20. I was taken in police custody for- 124A, 153A, 153B, 505.2, and S. 13 UAPA for giving speeches. I have been prosecuted for giving speeches which ASG played it in open court.

Yes, I have given those speeches and equally, I have been prosecuted for giving those. If I am arrested for giving those speeches, how do I figure out in this for giving those speeches? I am facing prosecution at manipur, assam etc and once I am taken in custody and they have my mobile etc and this FIR comes to be registered in 6.3 2020 showing me as a conspirator which were committed on 22-24 Feb, 2020. Of course, I could have not been physically there. But when this FIR was registered, I was not an accused. I was named only on 25.8.20- why I am labouring on this? my speeches did not lead to riots.

J kumar: prosecution case is, you already started conspiring and you said-hamare pass sirf 4 hafte hai and agli jo sunayi hai, court ko uski nani yaad dilwadenge- they said, you created a platform for riots to take place so that conspiracy gets fruitified

Dave: they have to show that apart from speech, there is something more that I did. Speech is one part, but what more did I do for conspiracy? I must have met people, done something.