Delhi Police has named celebrities like Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, CPM leader Vrinda Karat, scientist Gauhar Raza in the chargesheet citing the Delhi riots accused. Apart from these, the names of CPI-M leader Kavita Krishnan and student leader Kanwalpreet Kaur have also been included. According to Delhi Police, the names of these people surfaced during the statements of Khalid Saifi, arrested in the Delhi riot case and former Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan. The Delhi Police claims that after the arrest these people said that these celebrities gave provocative speeches to excite the CAA protesters. A police witness has also said that Salman Khurshid gave provocative speeches