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A video of the nine-year-old daughter of jailed Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, talking about the "freedom and rights of ordinary citizens", has gone viral on social media as the nation celebrates 75 years of Independence.
"Remembering all those freedom fighters, my request is not to take away the freedom and rights of the ordinary citizens," she said. She also said that India's pride should not be surrendered before anyone.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As India celebrated its 76th Independence Day, the nine-year old daughter of Malayali journalist Siddique Kappan -- booked and jailed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the Hathras conspiracy case -- said that ordinary citizens' freedom be not taken away. India News | Ordinary Citizens' Freedom Cannot Be Taken Away: Siddique Kappan's Daughter's Independence Day Speech.
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Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) achieved a disposal rate of around 91 per cent in three years from 2015 to 2019 and there continues to be a steady rise in the disposal of cases.