Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Sent To 5-Day Police Custody In Assault Case https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-mla-jignesh-mevani-sent-to-5-day-police-custody-in-assault-case-2922026
Jignesh Mevani's counsel said he will move the bail petition at a higher court in Barpeta tomorrow.
"We are absolutely surprised. There was not a whisper about the assault on officials when he was under police custody for three days. Suddenly after he was granted bail, he was shown as rearrested," Mr Mevani's lawyer said yesterday.
Articulate, Left, self-made Cong asset: BJP may deny but can’t ignore Jignesh Mevani https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/articulate-left-self-made-cong-asset-bjp-may-deny-but-can-e2-80-99t-ignore-jignesh-mevani/ar-AAWGc79 Mevani, who has pledged support to the Congress, has been slapped with two criminal cases in Assam where the BJP is in power and is currently in police remand. The MLA, who is under police protection provided by the Gujarat government since 2017, following a 'security assessment', was picked up by the Assam Police late in the night last week from the government circuit house in Palanpur following an FIR objecting to a tweet of his that was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.