Arnab Goswami arrest: NCP says make Fadnavis co-accused in abetment to suicide case; Congress, Sena search probe towards ‘responsible’ police officers
| Pune |
November 4, 2020 9:29:58 pm
Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Arnab Goswami.
AFTER the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Leader Arnab Goswami in reference to a case of abetment to suicide of inside fashion designer Anvay Naik and his mom Kumud Naik, and the following press convention by way of Naik’s circle of relatives, the 3 constituents of Maha Vikas Aghadi govt on Wednesday demanded an investigation towards police officers who allegedly put force at the Naik circle of relatives to near the case. The NCP additionally demanded that opposition chief and previous leader minister Devendra Fadnavis be made a co-accused within the case.
“From the click convention of Naik’s circle of relatives, it has turn out to be transparent that force was once… placed on them to signal papers associated with closure of the suicide case. Since at the moment, the House ministry portfolio was once with then leader minister Devendra Fadnavis, he will have to be made a co-accused within the case. The police officers who attempted to force Naik circle of relatives will have to even be made co-accused,” mentioned NCP state spokesperson Umesh Patil.
Patil mentioned the best way BJP ministers and leaders have come ahead to enhance Goswami obviously finds that “he (Goswami) is a BJP employee”. “In Uttar Pradesh, when a journalist wrote a piece of writing, she was once charged underneath the Atrocities Act. BJP leaders and ministers by no means got here ahead to enhance her. In a similar fashion, a number of reporters were arrested within the nation however BJP by no means took their facet,” he mentioned.
Patil mentioned for the reason that Naik circle of relatives has mentioned they have been requested to signal papers within the workplace of a joint commissioner of police, NCP has sought investigation into this whole episode. “The country needs to grasp when two other people have dedicated suicide and when a suicide notice has been discovered, in particular naming the individual, why the accused was once now not arrested,” mentioned Patil.
Shiv Sena chief Neelam Gorhe, who’s the deputy speaker of Legislative Council, mentioned, “There’s want for a right kind investigation into the allegations made by way of the Naik circle of relatives. It kind of feels there was once force to suppress the information and save you the arrest of the 3 accused. If the cops are discovered responsible, motion will have to even be taken towards them…”.
Criticising BJP’s allegation that an ‘Emergency-like scenario’ exists in Maharashtra, Gorhe mentioned, “That is about justice to a circle of relatives whose two individuals have been pressured to finish their lives…As an alternative of in the hunt for justice for an aggrieved circle of relatives, BJP is supporting the accused. A case has been filed towards Arnab Goswami and two others… to name the arrest an Emergency-like scenario is in insult to Anvay Naik, who was once pressured to devote suicide in conjunction with his mom. BJP is parading lies to the folks and is backing the flawed particular person.”
Describing the arrest of Goswami as “true tribute to Anvay Naik”, state Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant mentioned, “For 2 years, the Devendra Fadnavis-led govt suppressed the case. Threats got and force placed on Naik circle of relatives. Due to this fact, the Congress calls for that an investigation be carried out to search out the opposite culprits within the case.”
Sawant mentioned as a substitute of registering Goswami’s observation in Alibaug, it was once registered within the workplace of a best police officer. “It must be ascertained why particular remedy was once given to Goswami,” he mentioned.
Congress chief Gopal Tiwari mentioned, “Arnab Goswami is an accused and BJP is supporting an accused. This best exposes the actual face of the BJP.”
BJP leader spokesperson Keshav Upadhaye, alternatively, mentioned, “The Maha Vikas Aghadi is practising politics of vendetta. Simply because Arnab Goswami is calling them inconvenient questions, they’re taking motion towards him.”
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