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Gujarat ATS detains activist Teesta Setalvad, co-petitioner in dismissed case challenging clean chit to PM Modi in 2002 riots
The development took place after Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the NGO run by Teesta Setalvad for giving out baseless information about the Gujarat riots.

Gujarat ATS on Saturday detained the activist Teesta Setalvad from her house in connection with a case related to her NGO, reports said. Setalvad was a co-petitioner in the dismissed case by the Supreme Court that challenged clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots.
The development took place after Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the NGO run by Teesta Setalvad for giving out baseless information about the Gujarat riots.
In its order, the Apex Court on Friday said antecedents of Teesta Setalvad need to be reckoned with also because she has been vindictively persecuting the dispute for her ulterior motives by exploiting the emotions of Zakia Jafri, the wife of wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
On other hand, former IPS officer RB Sreekumar has been arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch for circulating false information about the Gujarat riots. Gujarat Police registered a case against former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, former IPS officer RB Sreekumar, and Teesta Setalvad.
An FIR has been filed against Setalvad under Sections 468, 471, 194, 211, 218, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The activist has been charged with forgery under sections 468 and 471 of the IPC.
During the anti-Muslim violence that took place in 2002, Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat and the Supreme Court had ruled out that there was not enough evidence to charge him for the violence that erupted in the state.
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WATCH: Man tries to approach PM Modi at rally in Karnataka’s Davangere, detained
Reports said the man in question was hiding inside the premises of GMIT college and was detained by SPG.

A man tried to approach PM Narendra Modi by jumping the barricade during an election road show in Karnataka’s Davangere on Saturday.
The video of the incident was caught on camera. The man hails from the Koppal district and is being interrogated by the police. Reports said senior police officer Alok Kumar ran towards him and stopped him from intruding into the convoy.
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Reports further said the man in question was hiding inside the premises of GMIT college and the Special Protection Group detained the person and handed him over to the police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried out a mega roadshow in Karnataka’s Davangere ahead of the Assembly Polls. Modi also inaugurated the Whitefield to Krishnarajapura metro line along with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru.
This is the second time when the Prime Minister’s security got compromised during a rally in the poll-bound state. A similar incident took place in January when PM Modi was rallying in Karnataka’s Hubballi. A boy had jumped on the road and was whisked away by the SPG.
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After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, Arjun Ram Meghwal attack Congress leader
After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, various leaders from the BJP’s top brass came forward to slam the Congress leader. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference and accused Gandhi of making false statements and dissuading from the subject.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke to the media for the first time after his expulsion from the lower house. Gandhi in the press conference said that his job is to defend the democracy in the country and further added that he will continue to raise questions about the PM-Adani relationship.
The former Congress MP also added that he won’t be scared of PM Modi as he is fighting for democracy.
The press conference by Rahul Gandhi comes after his expulsion from the lower house. The Congress leader lost his Lok Sabha membership after a court in Gujarat convicted him for 2 years in a defamation case over his statement about Modi’s surname on March 22.
As per the reports, the Court granted the Congress leader bail with a bail bond of Rs 10,000 and suspended the 2-year jail term.
After Rahul Gandhi’s press conference, various leaders from the BJP’s top brass came forward to slam the Congress leader. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference and accused Gandhi of making false statements and dissuading from the subject.
He also highlighted that the Congress leader was convicted for his speech delivered in 2019. Prasad further highlighted that the Congress leader himself said that he speaks thoughtfully and further implied whatever Gandhi said and was convicted of in 2019, it was spoken thoughtfully.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal also chimed in and slammed Rahul Gandhi. The Union Minister spoke to the media and said that Rahul Gandhi is able to speak because there is democracy in this country.
He further said that Gandhi is the one speaking the most against PM Modi and countered his claims where Gandhi said that his voice is being strangled.
In the backdrop of the showdown between BJP and Rahul Gandhi, Congress party workers took to the streets in West Bengal to demonstrate against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the lower house.
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Rahul Gandhi press conference: Former Congress MP attacks PM Modi, says his disqualification is distraction from Adani row
A Surat court on March 22 announced its verdict on the complaint filed against Gandhi over his speech during a rally where he said why all thieves’ surnames are Modi.

Rahul Gandhi, during the press conference, said his job is to defend the democratic nature of the country and he will continue to raise questions regarding Gautam Adani’s relationship with Narendra Modi.
Former Lok Sabha member questioned PM Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani’s relationship during the press conference today. He further said his disqualification from the Parliament is a distraction from the Adani row.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi over Gautam Adani issue. He also said PM Modi can’t scare him as he is fighting for India’s democracy.
Former Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will address the media for the first time after his disqualification from the Parliament yesterday. The press conference is to begin at 1 pm.
Gandhi on Friday lost his Lok Sabha membership after he was sentenced to 2 years in jail in connection with a defamation case over Modi’s surname remark. A Surat court on March 22 announced its verdict on the complaint filed against Gandhi over his speech during a rally where he said why all thieves’ surnames are Modi.
The Court also granted him bail with a bail bond of Rs 10,000 and suspended the 2 years in jail term for 30 days.
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