The NIA has asked a special court to cancel the bail of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. The agency alleges they violated bail conditions by attending a Mumbai Press Club event on January 19, despite restrictions including not speaking to the media and not leaving Mumbai without permission. The court has sought responses from both accused and will hear the matter on May 22. The case stems from speeches at a 2017 Pune conclave followed by violence near Koregaon Bhima.
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