PM Modi Can’t Imprison Truth, MLA Mevani’s Arrest Undemocratic: Rahul Gandhi
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the arrest of MLA Jignesh Mevani was “undemocratic” and “unconstitutional”, adding that PM Narendra Modi can’t imprison truth.
Mevani was arrested by the Assam Police on Wednesday night from Palanpur town in Gujarat and taken to Assam by air, officials said.
Criticizing Mevani’s arrest, Gandhi said it was an insult to those who elected him as a public representative.
“Modi Ji, you can try to crush dissent by abusing the state machinery. But you can never imprison the truth,” Gandhi said on Twitter, using hashtag “#DaroMat” and “#SatyamevaJayate”.
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He tagged a report saying that Assam Police has taken Mevani into custody over his tweets on Prime Minister Modi.
“The undemocratic manner in which Assam Police has detained Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani is an anti-constitutional move and an insult to the people who have elected him as a public representative. Congress workers will raise their voice against oppression,” Congress said on its official Twitter handle in Hindi.
According to a document shared by Assam Police officials, an FIR has been registered on a tweet by Mevani a few days back. However, the tweet has been blocked by Twitter. It was about Nathuram Godse.
Mevani is an independent MLA from the Vadgam seat of Banaskantha, Gujarat. He has recently joined Congress.
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