Congress leader Jignesh Mevani was re-arrested in Assam in a case allegedly related to a tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Image: IANS/FILE)
Mevani termed his arrest by the Assam Police as a ‘pre-planned conspiracy’ to destroy him ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections.
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani made a gesture from the Telugu film ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ and communicated it to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was released by the Assam Police on Monday. “Modi ji you are from Gujarat and I am also from Gujarat. You must understand and as my colleague said, ‘Phool nahi, aag hai, jhukega nahi’ (No flower, fire will not bow down). This is my challenge to you India Prime Minister of India,” Mevani told reporters here.
On Monday, Mevani alleged that “some Godse devotees” had lodged an FIR against him in the Prime Minister’s Office and termed his arrest by the Assam Police as a “pre-planned conspiracy” to destroy him ahead of the assembly elections in the state. The Independent MLA from Vadgam, who has pledged his support to the Congress, was picked up by the Assam Police from Gujarat on April 19 and taken to the northeastern state after a purported tweet that Modi “considers Godse a god”. After being released on bail in the case, the Dalit leader was again arrested for assaulting a policeman. A Barpeta court granted him bail in the case and urged the Gauhati High Court to consider directing the Assam Police to reform itself to “prevent false FIRs like in the present case”.
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