By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: A five-member TMC parliamentary delegation met the manager election commissioner on Monday and registered their protest in opposition to the arrest of celebration spokesperson Saket Gokhale by means of the Gujarat Police.
“The delegation met the CEC over the harassment and torture of our nationwide spokesperson. We informed him that he used to be arrested as soon as in Ahmedabad and a case used to be additionally lodged in opposition to him in Morbi whilst the fashion code of habits used to be in drive. We additionally mentioned that he has been wrongly charged beneath Phase 125 (of the Illustration of the Other people Act) which isn’t attracted by means of what he tweeted. So, this can be a case of harassment,” mentioned TMC MP Saugata Ray after the assembly.
He requested why the phase used to be no longer raised when Leader Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma reportedly “preached and fanned communalism and hatred against non secular minorities whilst campaigning within the just lately held meeting election in Gujarat” or in opposition to Paresh Rawal, former MP of the BJP, who “preached hatred in opposition to the Bengali group whilst campaigning within the run-up of Gujarat meeting election”.
Gokhale had on December 1 tweeted a information clipping about data purportedly acquired thru a Proper to Knowledge utility, claiming that Top Minister Narendra Modi’s discuss with to Morbi after the bridge cave in price Rs 30 crore.
Quickly after, the Press Knowledge Bureau tweeted a ‘truth take a look at’, announcing the tips used to be faux.
An FIR used to be registered in opposition to Gokhale on fees of forgery and printing defamatory content material, and he used to be therefore arrested two times.
The TMC delegation which met the CEC additionally incorporated Derek O’Brien, Kalyan Banerjee, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Mausam Noor.
“We have now strongly registered our offer protection to in contrast and the CEC promised us he’ll ask for a file and take vital motion,” Saugata Ray mentioned.
NEW DELHI: A five-member TMC parliamentary delegation met the manager election commissioner on Monday and registered their protest in opposition to the arrest of celebration spokesperson Saket Gokhale by means of the Gujarat Police.
“The delegation met the CEC over the harassment and torture of our nationwide spokesperson. We informed him that he used to be arrested as soon as in Ahmedabad and a case used to be additionally lodged in opposition to him in Morbi whilst the fashion code of habits used to be in drive. We additionally mentioned that he has been wrongly charged beneath Phase 125 (of the Illustration of the Other people Act) which isn’t attracted by means of what he tweeted. So, this can be a case of harassment,” mentioned TMC MP Saugata Ray after the assembly.
He requested why the phase used to be no longer raised when Leader Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma reportedly “preached and fanned communalism and hatred against non secular minorities whilst campaigning within the just lately held meeting election in Gujarat” or in opposition to Paresh Rawal, former MP of the BJP, who “preached hatred in opposition to the Bengali group whilst campaigning within the run-up of Gujarat meeting election”.
Gokhale had on December 1 tweeted a information clipping about data purportedly acquired thru a Proper to Knowledge utility, claiming that Top Minister Narendra Modi’s discuss with to Morbi after the bridge cave in price Rs 30 crore.
Quickly after, the Press Knowledge Bureau tweeted a ‘truth take a look at’, announcing the tips used to be faux.
An FIR used to be registered in opposition to Gokhale on fees of forgery and printing defamatory content material, and he used to be therefore arrested two times.
The TMC delegation which met the CEC additionally incorporated Derek O’Brien, Kalyan Banerjee, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Mausam Noor.
“We have now strongly registered our offer protection to in contrast and the CEC promised us he’ll ask for a file and take vital motion,” Saugata Ray mentioned.