Jignesh Mevani: ‘No Protocol of Arresting Elected MLA was Followed’ Damayantee Dhar22 Apr 2022 https://www.newsclick.in/jignesh-mevani-no-protocol-arresting-elected-mla-was-followed
The Assam Police brazenly entered the circuit house late at night and seized the dalit leader’s mobile, say his co-activists. His organisation RDAM still doesn’t have FIR copy.
In his tweet Mevani wrote: (as translated) PM Narendra Modi who worships Godse is set to visit Gujarat from 20th. I appeal to him to appeal for peace and brotherhood in Himmatnagar, Khambat and Veraval that recently saw communal tension. I hope this much can be expected of someone who built Mahatma Mandir
Mevani won from Vadgam constituency in 2017 state election and became the only Independent MLA in the Gujarat Assembly. An ex-journalist, lawyer and a dalit leader, Mevani rose to prominence after the Una flogging incident in 2016 when he led a protest rally from Ahmedabad to Una. As a result of the rally, Gujarat witnessed a massive dalit movement across the state forcing then Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to resign. Mevani, one of the most vociferous anti BJP voice of Gujarat was once associated with the Aam Aadmi Party and then he floated a dalit rights outfit, RDAM