Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani Jailed For 6 Months In 2016 Case
NDTV
Jignesh Mevani, along with other Dalit rights groups had held a protest in 2016 regarding the change of name of the law building of Gujarat University.
Ahmedabad Metro Police Court on Friday sentenced Gujarat Congress working president and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to 6-month imprisonment following a 2016 case.
Mr Mevani, along with other Dalit rights groups had held a protest in 2016 regarding the change of name of the law building of Gujarat University. They demanded the building be named after Dr BR Ambedkar.
However, Appellate Sessions Court has stayed the sentence till October 17 to enable them to file appeals and granted bail to the accused. The court granted bail to all 19 persons.
Notably, Jignesh Mevani is currently out on bail granted by the Assam court. He was arrested in connection with his purported tweets against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Mevani was arrested by an Assam police team from Palanpur town in Gujarat over a couple of his tweets.
