Trinamool spokesperson Saket Gokhale arrested over Morbi bridge collapse tweet

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale has reportedly been arrested by the Gujarat police. Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien has stated that the arrest was made by the Gujarat Police over a tweet by Gokhale on the Morbi bridge collapse. 

O’Brien stated that RTI-activist-turned-politician was travelling from Delhi to Jaipur. When he landed, Gujarat Police was ready for him on the airport, and arrested him. He reportedly referred to as his mom and knowledgeable her concerning the growth and stated that he’s being taken to Ahmedabad, the place he’ll attain at the moment midday. 

His cellphone was confiscated after the cellphone name, alongside together with his belongings. 

O’Brien referred to as it a “cooked up case”, and stated that BJP’s political vendetta has been taken to a different degree.

Whereas the Trinamool MP didn’t specify which tweet he was speaking about, the PIB had just lately reality checked certainly one of Gokhale’s tweets.  Within the tweet, Gokhale had stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Morbi for a couple of hours price Rs 30 crore. 

Out of the Rs 30 crore, Rs 5.5 crore was merely for “welcome, occasion administration and images”. He in contrast that to the Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia that the kin of the 135 victims acquired, amounting to a complete of Rs 5 crore. “Simply Modi’s occasion administration and PR prices greater than lifetime of 135 folks,” he stated within the tweet.

PIB fact-checked the tweet and stated that the declare is fake and that no such RTI response was issued. 

The Morbi bridge tragedy resulted within the demise of over 130 folks on October 30 when the bridge collapsed. The bridge collapsed because of lapse in upkeep. It was additionally discovered that the brand new metallic flooring elevated the load of the bridge. Furthermore, the repairing contractors weren’t certified to hold out such restore and renovation. 9 folks have been arrested within the case. 

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