“Supporting Farmers No longer A Crime”: Arvind Kejriwal On Disha Ravi’s Arrest
Arvind Kejriwal has referred to as the arrest an unparalleled assault on democracy.
New Delhi:
Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal nowadays expressed his opposition to the arrest of 21-year-old eco-activist Disha Ravi pronouncing the transfer via the Delhi police used to be an “unparalleled assault on democracy”. The Bengaluru resident used to be taken into custody on Saturday for her function within the “Toolkit” case. It used to be filed in opposition to individuals who had created the net file in enhance of protesting Indian farmers and noticed the involvement of Swedish nationwide and environmentalist Greta Thunberg. She is the primary individual to be arrested within the case and has been charged with sedition and conspiracy.
Arrest of 21 12 months outdated Disha Ravi is an unparalleled assault on Democracy. Supporting our farmers isn’t a criminal offense.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 15, 2021
The police, which had previous stated that the “Toolkit” used to be a Khalistani conspiracy, has accused Ms Ravi of being a key conspirator within the file’s system and dissemination and alleged that she is making an attempt to restore a Sikh separatist staff.
“I didn’t make Toolkit. We would have liked to enhance the farmers. I edited two traces on February 3,” Ms Ravi advised a Delhi court docket the place she used to be produced the day before today.
Mr Kejriwal’s govt and his Aam Admi Party, like many different political outfits such because the Congress, Akali Dal, SP and BSP have voiced their enhance for the continuing farmer protest in opposition to 3 new central rules.
The Congress, too, has referred to as Ms Ravi’s arrest “atrocious”.
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 15, 2021
The 21-year-old is a graduate of Mount Carmel Faculty, considered one of Bengaluru’s most sensible girls’s schools. The Delhi police, which arrested Ms Ravi on Saturday night, claimed she used to be influenced via terrorists like Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and Khalistani teams like Poetic Justice. 1000’s of others are concerned within the conspiracy and extra investigation into the subject is in growth, it stated.
Ms Ravi had no criminal recommend when she used to be produced in court docket the day before today and despatched to 5 days in police custody.
On February 3, Greta Thunberg had tweeted the “toolkit” to turn enhance for the farmers’ protest in opposition to the Centre’s farm rules that has been in growth on the borders of Delhi since November 26. She later deleted the tweet, posting an up to date one.
The Delhi police are actually searching for two extra activists within the case: Nikita Jacob and Shantanu. Each face fees that don’t seem to be bailable.
