Cancel FIRs Over Posters Against PM: Plea In Supreme Court After Arrests

Late Sunday evening Delhi Police said a member Delhi's ruling AAP was behind the posters and identified the accused as Arvind Gautam, who they said is now on the run

The Supreme Court has been petitioned to cancel Delhi Police FIRs against those accused of putting up posters criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over the handling of the Covid pandemic and the national vaccination policy. Arrest me too.मुझे भी गिरफ़्तार करो। pic.twitter.com/eZWp2NYysZ The petition, filed by a Pradeep Kumar, cites the right to freedom of speech and expression, and asks that Delhi Police be directed not to register FIRs (first information report) or act against those who allegedly put up the posters across the national capital over the past few days. Twenty-four people have been arrested so far and as many FIRs have been registered. The posters - spotted across the city - have messages like: "Modiji, aapne humare bacchon ki vaccine videsh kyu bhej diya?" (Modi ji, why did you send vaccines meant for our children abroad?).