Surat:
Aam Aadmi Party chief Gopal Italia flogged himself at a public assembly in Gujarat’s Surat in the present day for failing to make sure justice for the “harmless daughter of Amreli” who was allegedly paraded in full public view by police after her arrest in a defamation case.
In a video, he was seen looking for forgiveness, pulling out the belt from his trousers and hitting himself with it at the same time as leaders on the stage rushed to cease him.
“Gujarat has witnessed many incidents resembling Morbi suspension bridge collapse, Vadodara boat capsize case, completely different hooch tragedies, hearth incidents and authorities recruitment examination paper leak circumstances, however I’ve been unable to make sure justice to the victims,” Mr Italia stated earlier than flogging himself.
Later, the AAP chief launched a video assertion wherein he stated he and different AAP leaders have been combating to offer justice to many victims however in useless.
“Today, once I was talking on the Amreli incident, I used to be very shocked and thought how is it attainable that nobody will get justice in Gujarat,” he stated including that he hoped his act would awaken the “sleeping soul of the individuals”.
The lady from Amreli was arrested for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to defame a BJP MLA. She was granted bail by a neighborhood court docket on Friday. However, the case drew ire from opposition leaders after a video confirmed her being paraded by the police.
The 25-year-old was amongst 4 individuals arrested on December 29 for allegedly making an attempt to defame BJP MLA Kaushik Vekariya on social media. She was granted common bail by Amreli classes court docket choose Rizwana Bukhari after the prosecution didn’t object to her petition.
Mr Italia had earlier stated the BJP authorities “shields scamsters” however punishes a girl who was simply doing her job.
(With inputs from Mahendra Prasad)