Amid backlash, BJP MP compares activist Disha Ravi to Ajmal Kasab, Burhan Wani

Threetime BJP MP PC Mohan has likened Disha Ravi a 21yearold climate activist who was arrested in the Toolkit document case related to the farmers protest to terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Burhan WaniStating that age is just a number the Bengaluru Central MP in a tweet on Sunday said that no one was above the law and added that a crime is a crimeBurhan Wani was a 21yearoldAjmal Kasab was a 21yearoldAge is just a numberNo one is above the law Law will take its own course A Crime is a crime is a crime is a crimeDishaRavi pictwittercomm6eRwAnMufmdash P C Mohan PCMohanMP February 14 2021Burhan Wani was a 21yearold Ajmal Kasab was a 21yearold Age is just a number No one is above the law Law will take its own course A Crime is a crime is a crime is a crime DishaRavi he saidHizbul commander Burhan Wani was killed by the security forces in Kashmir in July 2016 He was responsible for several attacks against security personnel in Kashmir Ajmal Amir Kasab was one of the terrorists who carried out the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 Kasab was caught and was sentenced to death at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune in 2012 On November 11 2012 he was hangedDisha Ravi has been remanded to police custody for five days by a Delhi Court on Sunday after she was arrested by Delhi police in Bengaluru in connection to the Toolkit caseThe Opposition leaders from NCP AAP Shiv Sena and Congress have condemned the arrestNationalist Congress Party NCP Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule said Freedom of Speech and Expression are the signs of a Healthy Democracy We may disagree on issues but silencing the voices of dissent is certainly not acceptable Strongly condemn the arrest of Activist Disha Ravi by Delhi Police Arresting and curtailing the voices of dissent is nothing but an attack on our democracy DishaRaviAam Aadmi Party AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet said Arrest of 21 yr old Disha Ravi is an unprecedented attack on Democracy Supporting our farmers is not a crimeShiv Senas Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said The sexist misogynistic attack directed towards a young girl detained to please the egos of those in power is pukeworthy and disgusting Pause and think before you tweet ugly vile nonsense using her images Is this a society we wish to create for our future generationDishaRaviArrestCongress leader Jairam Ramesh a former union minister termed the arrest as completely atrocious This is unwarranted harassment and intimidation I express my full solidarity with Disha Ravi he tweetedAccording to the Delhi Police officials Disha is a key lead in the toolkit case as she had admitted during the initial interrogation to editing adding some things in the toolkit and spreading it furtherLast week the Delhi Police sent a communication to Google seeking registration details and activity log of the account through which a toolkit related to the farmers protest was created and uploaded on the social media platformTwo email IDs one Instagram account and one Uniform Resource Locator URL were mentioned in the toolkit and police have asked for details from the respective platformsThe police had registered an FIR against unidentified persons in connection with the creators of the toolkitThis 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