Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien on Thursday alleged that party spokesperson Saket Gokhale was being harassed by the Gujarat Police even after being granted bail. Saket Gokhale was arrested for his tweet endorsing an alleged fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse incident.
Even after being granted bail, Gujarat Police continue to harass TMC’s Saket Gokhale. December 8, 8:45 p.m. ARRESTED AGAIN He was detained by a police team in Ahmedabad as he was leaving the Cyber PS without warning or a warrant, and they took him to an unidentified location. CONDEMNABLE (sic),” Derek O’Brien tweeted on Thursday.
SHOCKER #Break
@SaketGokhale @AITCofficial being harassed by Gujarat Police even after getting bail. ARRESTED AGAIN 8.45pm Dec 8. While he was leaving Cyber PS in Ahmedabad, Police team without notice/warrant are arresting him and taking him to unknown destination. CONDEMNABLE— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) December 8, 2022
TMC leader Saket Gokhale was arrested on Tuesday for a tweet endorsing an alleged fake news report about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi town after the collapse of a suspension bridge in October. He was sent him to police custody till December 8.
Saket Gokhale, the national spokesperson for Trinamool, was given bail, and Derek O’Brien tweeted on Thursday night that the party is “always ready to fight the good fight.”
National spokesperson of @AITCofficial the fearless @SaketGokhale has been granted bail mins ago in Ahmedabad. Thank you to the legal team lead by @advmajeedmemon ex-Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. Inspired by @MamataOfficial all of us are always ready to fight the good fight
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) December 8, 2022
Derek O’Brien said that Saket Gokhale had been detained once more by the Gujarat Police and was being brought to a “unknown place” a few hours after the aforementioned tweet.