Via PTI
AHMEDABAD: Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani used to be arrested by way of Assam Police from Palanpur the town in Gujarat on past due Wednesday evening over a tweet and brought to Assam by way of air within the early hours, officers mentioned right here on Thursday.
The outstanding Dalit chief from Gujarat used to be arrested quickly after a First Knowledge Record (FIR) underneath phase 153A of the Indian Penal Code, which offers with offences associated with selling enmity between communities, used to be registered at Kokrajhar police station in Assam, mentioned his aide Suresh Jat.
“As in step with a file shared by way of the officers of the Assam police, an FIR has been lodged over a tweet by way of Mevani few days again. On the other hand, the tweet has been withheld by way of Twitter. It used to be about Nathuram Godse. Mevani used to be first dropped at Ahmedabad by way of highway after which taken to Assam by way of air early nowadays morning,” he added.
Mevani is unbiased MLA from Vadgam seat in Banaskantha. He lately joined Congress. In a commentary, Mevani’s place of business mentioned he used to be arrested by way of Assam police from Palanpur circuit Area at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.
Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and different Congress leaders rushed to Ahmedabad Airport after studying about his arrest and shouted slogans towards the BJP executive.