Gujarat MLA: Jignesh Mevani was arrested by Assam police on the night of April 20, 2022.
He was arrested on the basis of an FIR filed by a BJP leader based in Kokrajhar district
Jignesh Mevani, an independent Member of Parliament and leading Dalit activist, was arrested by the Assam police team on Wednesday midnight from a circuit house in Palanpur in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.
His arrest in a controversial tweet was based on a complaint lodged by Arup Kumar Dey, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Babanipur village west of the Assam district of Kokrajhar. The FIR was registered at the Kokrajhar police station on April 19.
Followers of Mr. He was taken by train to court in Assam.
Kokrajhar Police Superintendent Thube Prateek Vijay Kumar did not return calls. But another police officer said the arrest of Mr. The tweet was later deleted.
Mr’s complaint Dey quoted Mr Mevani as saying on Twitter that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi worships and views (Nathuram) Godse as God”. Referring to the MLA’s advice to the Prime Minister to call for peace and harmony during his April 20 visit to the Gujarati-affected areas, the complainant said the tweet “has the potential to disrupt public order, tolerate peace in the community.
Shortly after midnight arrest, Gujarat Congress posted a video on its Twitter handle showing Mr. Mevani speaking to the media while being escorted by police. “I have not been notified of the case, where it has been filed. I have not been shown any documents related to this case, ”he said.
The MLA also said his tweet was designed to promote harmony and brotherhood in the community. “My arrest is against the rules. I will fight, ”he added.
Mr. Mevani represents the Vadgam Assembly constituency.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat MP Jignesh Mevani was arrested by Assam police last night, and reportedly had a BJP leader complain about tweets removed from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jignesh Mevani
Mr Mevani was arrested at the Circuit House in Palanpur around 11.30pm on Wednesday and taken to Ahmedabad, where he was flown to Assam this morning.
Arup Kumar Dey, BJP leader of Kokrajhar in Assam, has filed a lawsuit against him.
Kokrajhar police arrested Congress Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani of Palanpur Circuit House last night, “Kokrajhar Police Superintendent Thube Prateek Vijay Kumar told ANI.
The Initial Report, or Fire, lists cases such as criminal conspiracy, incitement to hostility, deliberate insults with intent to create a breach of peace and the provisions of the Information Technology Act.
Mr Mevani’s Twitter account shows that two tweets he wrote on April 18 have been seized on “official request”.
According to an article shared by Assam police officials, the FIR was included in Mevani’s tweet a few days ago. However, the tweet was withheld by Twitter. It was about Nathuram Godse. Mevani was first brought to Ahmedabad by road and then airlifted to Assam this morning, “Mevani’s aide Suresh Jat was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.
Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and other Congress leaders rushed to Ahmedabad airport after hearing about his arrest and chanting slogans against the BJP government. They suspect the police refused to show FIRE or give a reason for arresting Mr Mevani.
Mr Mevani has been elected as an independent Member of Parliament for Vadgam in Gujarat. But he extended his support for Congress last year and said he would run in the by-elections later this year as a candidate.
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