Assam CM Himanta claims he wasn’t aware of Jignesh Mevani’s identity
The Hindu
The State Congress unit smelt a conspiracy behind the arrest and rushed legal experts to the aid of the apprehended Dalit leader
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on April 21 claimed that he was not aware of Jignesh Mevani's identity, hours after the MLA, arrested over a purported tweet, was brought to the northeastern State from Gujarat.
The State Congress unit, however, smelt a conspiracy behind the arrest and rushed legal experts to the aid of the apprehended Dalit leader, who recently pledged his support to the grand old party.
Mr. Sarma, responding to a mediaperson’s query on the sidelines of a programme, claimed that he was not aware of who Jignesh Mevani was. "I don’t know. Who is he?" Mr. Sarma sought to know when asked for his reaction to the arrest. "I am not aware," the Chief Minister added.
Jignesh Mevani was apprehended from Palanpur town in Gujarat on Wednesday night after a First Information Report (FIR) under various Sections of the IPC and the IT Act was filed in Kokrajhar police station. He was flown to Guwahati from Gujarat on Thursday morning and then taken to Korajhar by road.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, criticising the police action, alleged that it smacked of conspiracy.
"Police did not give details of the FIR based on which Mevani was arrested. Mevani has always been vocal against the BJP and the RSS," he had said, shortly after the arrest.
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