Gujarat: Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani, 7 others booked for rioting, obstructing police during Gandhinagar civic elections
The incident allegedly took place on October 8 after Yunus Parmar, the Congress candidate from Ward No. 4, in Gujarat's Gandhinagar was called to the police station for questioning following a complaint that he and his associates had threatened a BJP campaigner.
Gujarat's Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani and seven others have been booked for rioting and obstructing police during the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections, according to a police FIR registered on October 11. The incident allegedly occurred on October 8 at the Pethapur police station, where Congress candidate Yunus Parmar was questioned following a complaint of threats against a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.
Mevani and the others allegedly obstructed the police inspector, created a commotion, and attempted to provoke tensions between communities. They were accused of entering the writer's room while Parmar was being questioned, blocking his statement from being recorded, and using abusive language. The FIR cites multiple laws, including Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act, and alleges unlawful assembly, rioting, obstructing a public servant, criminal intimidation, and intentional insult intended to provoke breach of peace. No arrests have been made yet.
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