The Bhim Army has influence in Saharanpur though it has supporters in all parts of western UP.Chandrashekher had formed Bhim Army along with his associate Vinay Ratan Singh on July 21, 2015 to empower dalits and marginalised people.
LUCKNOW: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar alias Ravan was released from Saharanpur jail in Uttar Pradesh at 2.30 am on Friday, 14 September.
He was arrested in June last year and charged under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur violence.
The Uttar Pradesh government had yesterday issued orders for his early release on November 1 on the appeal of Chandrashekhar’s mother and sympathetic grounds.
The Act gives absolute powers to the police to arrest arbitrarily and allows detention without any charge for several months. Azad came to light after clashes erupted between Bhim Army activists and the police on May 9, 2017.
On 2 November 2017 the Allahabad High Court granted him bail. However, a day later, he was arrested again under the provisions of the NSA.
Chandrashekhar Azad is the chief of the Bhim Army, or the Bhim Army Bharat Ekta Mission, which is an unregistered organisation. It originated in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district.
Chandrashekher’s mother, brother and other family members also arrived there and welcomed him with garland.Bhim Army supporters reached outside the Central Jail in Saharanpur last night to welcome its leader.
Soon after his release Chandrashekhar hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked his people to throw the party out of power in 2019.
