Hummingbird News Desk
KRISHNAGAR, 10 APRIL: Anup Kumar Mondol, a prominent BJP leader from Nakashipara, who was arrested on the charges of posting ‘shrewd words’ in the social media platforms lastnight, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Krishnagar today.
The magistrate on hearing pleas remanded him judicial custody for two days, said Biswadeb Tampta, a defence lawyer.
Mr Tampta said, “Police have framed my client on false case. The chief minister herself used ‘dudhel gai’ while she was not arrested for using such type of comment. The term ‘dudhel gai’ is not a communal term and provocative term. So, police have framed him for their vested interest.”
To protest against twin murder at Magurhat in South 24 Parganas, the BJP leader tweeted that ‘dudhel gai’ Jane Alam has killed two Hindu people.
Tension gripped the locality soon after the news of his arrest spread. The BJP leaders and workers headed by Ranjan Adhikari, a former general secretary of BJP’s Nadia unit staged a protest demonstration in front of the Nakashipara police station at around 11 pm last night.
Mr Adhikari alleged that police have intentionally arrested Anup Mondol as he posted his criticism in the social media against Jane Alam, a key accused person of twin murder case at Magurhat in South 24 Parganas today. He wrote ‘dudhel gai’ in his criticism. Soon after his post, Nakashipara police called him in the police station. When he reached the police station, they pressured him to withdraw his post from the social media. He then deleted his post but the police then arrested him, he alleged.
Mr Adhikari also alleged that different persons often criticize by saying ‘dudhel gai’ during debates at different electronic news channels. But, police never arrested them while in this case; police became overactive and arrested him.
Coming down heavily on the Trinamul Congress, Mr Adhikari said, “Trinamul Congress leaders connived with the police planned to arrest Anup because they had information that Anup will join the Ram Navami rally slated tomorrow in Krishnagar. As many as 2000 people from Nakashipara will join the rally in Krishnagar. To resist them, the TMC leaders behaved cowardly by arresting our leader.”
Saikat Sarkar, BJP Nadia North Youth District President said, “Anup is a very popular leader in the locality. By arresting him, police is trying to defuse his activity in the area. We protest his arrest and demand his immediate release.”
Tags; #DudhelGai #BJP #Nakashipara #JudicialCustody
