Chandigarh, April 26 – President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Kumari Selja said that the BJP government got arrested Congress leader and MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani in midnight by misusing the government machinery. Jignesh Mevani, who was arrested unconstitutionally on Wednesday last, got bail from the Kokrajhar Court in Assam on Monday, but was again arrested by the Assam Police in another case. Congress party strongly condemns this act of the BJP government. The BJP government wanted to suppress the voice of the people by adopting such repressive policies, but it will never be able to succeed, she added.
In a statement issued here, Kumari Selja said that such actions were a reminder of the repressive policies of the British. In India, similar repressive policies were adopted by the British to suppress the voice of the people. BJP was also following the same pattern. This was the only case in the last several decades, where a public representative elected by the public was arrested in another case immediately after getting bail from the court. This incident was going to weaken the democracy of the country. With the arrest, an attempt was being made to intimidate those who raise their voice against the government, said Kumari Selja.
She said that this government wanted to suppress the voice of the people with the strength of the police. This government does not have the courage to listen to the truth. The government was trying to suppress democracy. The harassment of the BJP government on the general public, leaders of opposition parties and social workers was increasing continuously. The government had adopted complete dictatorship. Its real purpose was to divert the attention of the people from the real issues and suppress the voice of dissent. Everyone have been given equal civil rights in the constitution, but the BJP government had no faith in the Constitution. BJP governments and BJP leaders neither have any respect for the values of democracy nor do they have faith in the constitution.
Kumari Selja said that the true soldiers of Congress were not afraid of such antics of the government. Under the leadership of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party will continue to fight for truth.
