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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Sent To 6 Months In Jail In 2016 Case
In Ahmedabad Metro Police court in Gujarat sentences Gujarat’s working president and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months of imprisonment in a 2016 case. The case pertains to a protest held in 2016, regarding change of name of a law building of Gujarat University. Mevani was reportedly lodged over his tweets against PM Modi. Currently, Mevani is out on bail.
Tags: Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani, Bail, PM Modi, Ahmedabad
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Convicted Of Unlawful Assembly Over 2017 Rally
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani has been convicted of unlawful assembly over a 2017 rally. A magisterial court in Gujarat has convicted ten people, including MLA Jignesh Mevani, for carrying out a rally in Mehsana back in 2017. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, J A Parmar, noted, “it is not an offence to hold (a) rally but it is an offence to hold (a) rally without permission."
Tags: Crime, Jail, Jignesh Mevani, Illegal, MLA
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HC Criticises Lower Court's Observation In FIR Against MLA Jignesh
Gauhati High Court said according to Barpeta court state police for lodging a 'False FIR' against Jignesh Mevani, supported by congress, and ordered granting bail. Justice Debashis Barua said the observations of the lower court are beyond the jurisdiction and crossed all limits. Assam police arrested Jignesh on April 19 in Gujrat after FIR against him for his Tweet on Prime Minister. Next hearing is on May 27.
Tags: Barpeta Court, Gauhati High Court, Assam, Jignesh Mevani, Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani
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Assam Court To Take Up Jignesh Mevani's Bail Plea Today
A local court in Assam's Barpeta district will be taking up Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's bail plea on 29th April. The controversial politician had been arrested again earlier this week for physically assaulting a police-woman, shortly after he had got a bail in a case related to his tweets targeting PM Narendra Modi. He has, however, insisted that he is simply being targeted out of political vendetta.
Tags: Assam, Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat, Court
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Arrested Soon After Getting Bail
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani has been arrested again after being granted bail, six days after being arrested for pressing "objectionable" tweets targeting PM Modi. The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, however, refused to disclose in which case the Gujarat MLA was re-arrested. On April 20, Mevani was arrested from his home state following a complaint filed by an Assam BJP leader seeking action against him under the IT Act.
Tags: Jignesh Mevani, MLA Jignesh Mewani, MLA, Gujarat Congress Unit, Gujarat Congress
Courtesy: Zee News
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Kanhaiya Kumar Meets With Rahul Gandhi, Might 'Jump Ship'
Kanhaiya Kumar, former JNU Union President and CPI Leader met Rahul Gandhi on September 14, allegedly to discuss his entry into Congress. Reportedly, the leader has been feeling much suffocation with his current party. D Raja, CPI general secretary commented on the subject saying "he has heard only speculations about the matter". Moreover, there is also news about Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani being in touch with Congress.
Tags: Kanhaiya kumar, Rahul Gandhi, CPI, Congress, Jignesh Mevani
Courtesy: The Indian Express
