87 supporters of Rahul including 51 from Maha detained while on way to Surat

Senior Congress leaders from Maharashtra on Monday claimed vehicles of the party workers headed towards Surat to extend support to Rahul Gandhi were stopped by the Gujarat PoliceNavsari superintendent of police Karan Raj Vaghela said a total of 87 persons were detained including 51 from Maharashtra when they were on their way to Surat travelling in at least a dozen vehicles to support their leader Rahul GandhiWe detained 87 persons at around 11 am and released them at 4 pm We held them out of concern over the law and order situation in Surat where they were headed he told PTIEarlier in the day former Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat said several leaders and workers of Congress were asked to pull over and the Gujarat Police was ensuring they do not capture videosSimilar allegations were made by Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap and former Maharashtra minister Yashomati ThakurCongressmen from various parts of the country tried to reach Surat to support Gandhi who challenged in the sessions court his conviction by a lower court in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remarks He was granted bailAlso readMaha Sixyearold dies after falling into cauldron of hot oil at fathers eateryFrom Maharashtra also Congress leaders and workers were going to Gujarat Gandhi is fighting for the country fighting for democracy fighting to save the Constitution Thorat said in a social media postSeveral Congress workers and leaders headed to the Gujarat city to extend support to Gandhi and show that he is not alone in the fight he saidThe vehicles of Congress leaders and workers were stopped they were asked to pull over and police were ensuring they do not capture the videos claimed ThoratIn nutshell the Gujarat Police was ensuring the Congressmen do not reach Surat under any circumstances and this is condemnable he saidIn a democracy people will gather they will express their views but unfortunately their voice is being suppressed Thorat claimedCongress MLA Yashomati Thakur who was also headed towards Surat alleged they were being subjected to suppression for extending support of GandhiThakur claimed the Gujarat Police stopped her vehicle multiple times and inspected it in the name of security checksThey are the same police who facilitated some MLAs from Maharashtra who went to Surat to bring down the then MVA government but is now creating obstructions for usiquest she allegedThakur said when she questioned the police over frequent checks she was told her interaction was being seen live in Gandhinagar the capital of Gujarat I even told them that they can show the live feed of their action to the PMO she saidWe treat all religions equally and stand for the Constitution I also told them that they can put me in jail but I will definitely go to Surat the former minister saidRahul Gandhi reached Surat on Monday via a scheduled commercial flight along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi VadraIn other videos shared by Thakur she was seen confronting the Gujarat police When Gujarat MLAs visit Maharashtra you need to check them as well We are not afraid of you people Dont you people police catch liquor being transported to Gujarat You also need to tell us how the liquor reached GujaratHave you put restrictions on the movement of people If our leader is visiting there Gujarat should we not visit him she asked a police officialResponding to her questions an unidentified official in uniform asked Should we not check vehicles We also have to perform our dutyThakur replied saying the police can do their duty but they should do it respectfullyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever