Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann meet AAP MLA Vasava lodged in Gujarat jail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Monday met AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava lodged in a jail and claimed the ruling BJPs tyranny and dictatorship has reached its limitOn Sunday Aam Aadmi Party leaders Kejriwal and Mann addressed a rally in Vasavas support in tribaldominated Netrang area of Gujarats Bharuch district where the Delhi CM said the MLA will be the AAPs candidate from Bharuch Lok Sabha seat in the general elections due in a few monthsVasava is currently the MLA from Dediapada in Narmada district The Bharuch Lok Sabha seat is currently held by BJP leader and former Union minister Mansukh VasavaChaitar Vasava was arrested on December 14 2023 in a case of allegedly threatening forest officers and firing in the air while trying to resolve an issue pertaining to cultivation of forest land by local tribals in Narmada districtHis wife Shakuntalaben was also arrested in the caseKejriwal and other AAP leaders met the MLA at the Rajpipla district jail in NarmadaLater talking to reporters Kejriwal said We met Chaitar Vasava and Shakuntalabenthey are fine healthy their spirits are high and they will fight and struggle Ultimately we have to uproot the BJP from Gujarat and the public will do this because their tyranny and dictatorship has reached its limitThe legislator was jailed because he raised issues affecting the public the Delhi CM claimed adding that the arrest of the MLA and his wife has angered the tribal community in GujaratHe said the tribals expressed their anger at the rally in Bharuch on SundayMann said the way BJP acts against those who fight for the public is a challenge for the entire countryWhoever works for the public and is popular is jailed on the basis of fake cases using the ED and the CBI he claimedThis is dictatorship and will not go on for long Chaitar Vasava is a popular leader who fought for the public and his wife was also jailed he saidThe anger shown by the public at the rally on Sunday shows that the adivasi community has taken Chaitar Vasavas arrest as an insult the Punjab CM claimedChaitar Vasava is one of the five MLAs of the AAP elected in the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections One of them Bhupendra Bhayani who represented Visavadar constituency resigned on December 12 2023This 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