Maha Police Book Three Under Sedition over Recital of ‘Hum Dekhenge’

Maha police book three under sedition over recital of ‘Hum Dekhenge’

The Maharashtra police have filed a sedition case against social activist Pushpa Vira Sathidar and two others for allegedly reciting Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s famous poem ‘Hum Dekhenge,’ at a recent event, claiming it contained lines that posed a threat to India’s sovereignty. On May 13, Pushpa Vira Sathidar conducted the Vira Sathidar Memorial, a cultural programme in Nagpur in honour of her late husband, Vira Sathidar, a strong supporter of the anti-c…

Recitation of Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' poem at event lands actor's wife, 2 others in legal trouble

Nagpur, May 20 (PTI) The recitation of Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' poem at an event in Nagpur has led police to slap endangering India's unity and integrity, and promoting enmity charges against three persons, including late actor-activist Veera Sathidar’s wife Pushpa.Police on Tuesday said they have started recording statements of people associated with the controversial Veera Sathidar memorial programme held on May 13 in Na…

Singing Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' is 'Sedition': Nagpur Police Book Organisers of Vira Sathidar Memorial

Mumbai: Singing the revolutionary poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, once celebrated as a voice of resistance, now attracts sedition charges in India. At an event organised last week in memory of actor and activist Vira Sathidar, a group of young cultural activists sang the lyrics of Faiz’s famous Hum Dekhenge. The Nagpur police have now booked the organisers and the event’s speaker under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains …

Recitation of Faiz’s ‘Hum Dekhenge’ at Nagpur Event Draws Sedition Charges - Clarion India

First published in Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s collection of poetry “Mere Dil Mere Musafir” in 1981, the poem has become a powerful symbol of protest and featured in Bollywood MUMBAI — The Nagpur police have filed sedition charges against organisers and a speaker at an event where famous Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s iconic poem ‘Hum Dekhenge’ was presented. A group of artists from Mumbai sang the poem at an event organised last week by the Vira Sathidar Me…