Gujarat AAP working president and Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vaswa was detained on Tuesday at Navagam in Narmada district, a few kilometers from the Bharuch district entry point. Vasava, along with his supporters, was on his way to surrender at a police station in Bharuch, following two FIRs registered against him last week as part of the Jail Bharo movement.
On Tuesday morning, Basawa’s convoy was blocked by a squad of police vehicles at Navagam on the road from Narmada to Bharuch district.
On December 8 and 10, Vasava, who was booked in two cases of violation of prohibitory orders and obstruction of police on duty, endangering people’s lives, had announced a jail-wide agitation, criticizing the BJP for “using police machinery”. to run the state.
After he refused to return from the place where he was stopped by the police, Basawa and his supporters had a heated fight with the Narmada District Police headed by Rajpipla Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP) Sanjay Sharma and attacked the ruling party for creating an atmosphere. fear”.
“The way the BJP is using the administration, police, ED, and other agencies to run the show, they want to create an environment of fear. The constitution is under threat and people should come out to save democracy,” Basava said.
While Narmada police officials said Chaitar was not allowed to march through Narmada in Bharuch district, Bharuch district superintendent of police Mayur Chawda told The Indian Express that the MLA was “trying a stunt” to “pressure the police”.
Chawda said, “Neither Chaitar nor his supporters have been summoned by the Bharuch district police for any questioning or to take their statements in the two cases registered against him. Neither have they arrested him so far nor arrested him… MLA to pressurize the police are attempting a stunt. We have detained around 20 of his supporters who had gathered without taking permission to join his stunt.”
Narmada District Superintendent of Police Prashant Sumbe confirmed to The Indian Express that Chaitar Vasava was arrested on his way to Bharuch.
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