Assam Police team reach Delhi airport to arrest Congress leader over alleged remark on PM Modi

Congress leader Pawan Khera on February 23 was deplaned at Delhi Airport while the leader was about to take his flight to Chhattisgarh for a party meeting.

A team of Assam Police arrived at the airport to arrest the Congress leader for allegedly making remarks about PM Modi's father.

Over Khera's arrest, a large number of Congress party members have staged a protest on the runway.
Even though he had a boarding pass, senior Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera allegedly had to leave an IndiGo flight after party leaders boarded. For a major party meeting, The Congress leaders were flying to Raipur for a major party meeting

After getting off the plane, a large number of Congress leaders staged a sit-in and yelled slogans on the tarmac of the Delhi airport.

Pawan Khera was allegedly stopped by the party without a warrant. 

A representative of IndiGo Airlines claimed that due to a case against Pawan Khera, instructions were given not to allow him on the flight.

Due to allegations that Khera insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has demanded his arrest. A police complaint has been filed by a BJP leader.

Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Singh Surjewala took to Twitter to condemn the incident and express their protest against the government.

कांग्रेस के साथियों के साथ हम सब @IndiGo6E की उड़ान 6E204 से महाधिवेशन के लिए रायपुर जा रहे थे

हमारे साथी @Pawankhera को प्लेन से उतार दिया और अब असम की पुलिस आई है।

यह कैसी तानाशाही है? क़ानून व्यवस्था एक आदमी की मनमानी नहीं है

हम सब सच के सिपाही हैं,
सच के लिए लड़ेंगे।

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) February 23, 2023

 

Freedom of Speech is slowly weakening in India, but Freedom AFTER Speech is fast becoming extinct. My colleague @Pawankhera was deplaned from a Raipur-bound flight. After ED raids, another attempt to derail Congress Plenary. Murder of Democratic India is the right acronym for Him pic.twitter.com/11LXuDSOQO

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) February 23, 2023

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