AAP Leader in Chhota Udepur Booked for Allegedly Spreading False Information About Police
Radhika Rathwa, the Chhota Udepur district president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has had a First Information Report (FIR) registered against her by the Bodeli police. The legal action follows a social media video in which Rathwa accused local police personnel of intimidating AAP candidates who won recent local body elections. She alleged that officers transported candidates to various locations and threatened them to switch political allegiance to the ruling party. The FIR cites provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to spreading false information and fabricating false evidence. This incident occurs amidst significant electoral gains for the AAP in the tribal belt of Gujarat, traditionally a BJP-Congress stronghold. The party secured major victories in Kawant taluka and forced deadlocks in Kadwal and Chhota Udepur talukas. Chaitar Vasava, an AAP MLA and Gujarat working president, condemned the case as politically motivated, warning of mass protests if Rathwa is arrested. He accused the police of acting under pressure from the BJP and using coercive tactics against opposition candidates, highlighting rising political tensions in the region following the April 26 poll results.
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AAP Leader in Chhota Udepur Booked for Allegedly Spreading False Information About Police
Radhika Rathwa, the Chhota Udepur district president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has had a First Information Report (FIR) registered against her by the Bodeli police. The legal action follows a social media video in which Rathwa accused local police personnel of intimidating AAP candidates who won recent local body elections. She alleged that officers transported candidates to various locations and threatened them to switch political allegiance to the ruling party. The FIR cites provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to spreading false information and fabricating false evidence. This incident occurs amidst significant electoral gains for the AAP in the tribal belt of Gujarat, traditionally a BJP-Congress stronghold. The party secured major victories in Kawant taluka and forced deadlocks in Kadwal and Chhota Udepur talukas. Chaitar Vasava, an AAP MLA and Gujarat working president, condemned the case as politically motivated, warning of mass protests if Rathwa is arrested. He accused the police of acting under pressure from the BJP and using coercive tactics against opposition candidates, highlighting rising political tensions in the region following the April 26 poll results.
The Indian Express