Jignesh Mevani
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Gujarat Congress leader booked after chair-pulling incident injures Dalit woman IB official | VIDEO
Gujarat | Aug 04, 2024, 06:08 AM ISTThe incident, condemned by Minister Harsh Sanghavi, has sparked political controversy, with Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani alleging a BJP conspiracy. Legal charges against Ahir include causing hurt to a public servant and violating the SC/ST Act.
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Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi meets kin of victims of TRP game zone fire, Morbi bridge collapse
Gujarat | Jul 06, 2024, 07:09 PM ISTRahul Gandhi met the families of the victims of the tragic incident that unfolded in recent years. Families of those who died expressed displeasure over the steps taken by the government.
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Jignesh Mevani, six others acquitted in 2016 unlawful assembly rioting case
Gujarat | Jan 16, 2024, 05:55 PM ISTA court in Gujarat acquitted Congress leader Jignesh Mevani and others in a 2016 riot case in which they had been arrested.
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Gujarat: Court acquits Congress legislator Jignesh Mevani, six others in 2016 unlawful assembly
Gujarat | Nov 28, 2023, 07:19 PM ISTThe charges, outlined in the First Information Report (FIR) filed at the Navrangpura police station, included various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to unlawful assembly, rioting, obscene acts in a public place, causing hurt to deter a public servant from duty, and wrongful restraint.
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Gujarat Assembly election results: Jignesh Mevani wins Vadgam by 4928 votes margin
Elections | Dec 08, 2022, 06:44 PM ISTGujarat Assembly Election 2022: Jignesh Mevani, who won the last assembly election as an Independent candidate from Vadgam, was contesting on Congress ticket.
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2016 case: Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani sentenced to 6-months in jail
India | Sep 17, 2022, 07:10 AM ISTJignesh Mevani news: However, Appellate Sessions Court has stayed the sentence till October 17 to enable them to file appeals and granted bail to the accused. The court granted bail to all 19 persons.
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Assam Police arrested me on 'PMO's orders': Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani after his release from jail
India | May 01, 2022, 07:48 AM IST"After bringing me to Assam and following my bail from the Kokrajhar court, the Assam Police again cowardly arrested me by making a lady police officer a scapegoat," said Mevani.
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Gujarat MLA Mevani gets bail in woman cop assault case, says 'conspiracy planned at PM's office'
India | Apr 29, 2022, 08:01 PM ISTThe Dalit leader was arrested in this case on Monday soon after he was released on bail in another case in Kokrajhar district.
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Assam: Court to pass order on Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's bail plea today
India | Apr 29, 2022, 06:59 AM ISTMevani was remanded to 5 days of police custody in connection with an assault case. After the hearing of plea, the court had reserved the order on Apr 28.
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Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat MLA, rearrested in Assam moments after getting bail
India | Apr 25, 2022, 06:29 PM ISTMevani was apprehended from Palanpur town in Gujarat on Wednesday night after an FIR under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act was filed in Kokrajhar Police Station.
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Court sends Jignesh Mevani to one day judicial custody; will hear bail on Monday
India | Apr 24, 2022, 10:38 PM ISTHearing in his case, including his bail petition, will be taken up on Monday, he added. Additional superintendent of police of Kokrajhar Surjit Singh Panesar told reporters here that the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) decided to remand him to one day of judicial custody.
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'How will I do vendetta politics when I don't know him?', says Assam CM on Jignesh Mevani's arrest
India | Apr 21, 2022, 11:57 PM ISTMevani was apprehended from Palanpur town in Gujarat on Wednesday night after an FIR under various sections of the IPC and the IT Act was filed in Kokrajhar Police Station. He was flown to Guwahati from Gujarat on Thursday morning and then taken to Korajhar by road.
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'Undemocratic' and 'unconstitutional': Rahul Gandhi on Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's arrest
India | Apr 21, 2022, 02:35 PM ISTJignesh Mevani was arrested under Section 153A of IPC which deals with offences related to promoting enmity between communities.
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Assam Police arrests Gujarat MLA, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani over tweet
India | Apr 21, 2022, 10:03 AM ISTGujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and other Congress leaders rushed to Ahmedabad Airport after learning about Mevani's arrest and shouted slogans against the BJP government.
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'Joining hands with tukde tukde gang': BJP slams Congress ahead of Kanhaiya, Jignesh's induction
India | Sep 28, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTMevani, who is currently a legislator in Gujarat and represents the Vadgam constituency, is the convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch (RDAM). He is a lawyer-activist and a former journalist.
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Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani to join Congress today in presence of Rahul Gandhi
India | Sep 28, 2021, 06:47 AM ISTThe resignation of youth leaders from Congress had caused some disquiet in the party and sections of the party feel that the induction of Kumar and Mevani will help send a positive message to the party rank and file.
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Gujarat independent MLA, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to join Congress on Sept 28
India | Sep 25, 2021, 06:17 PM ISTMevani had won election from the Vadgam Assembly constituency in Banaskantha district in 2017 with the backing of Congress.
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JNU violence: Protests outside IIM Ahmedabad; Jignesh Mevani, Mallika Sarabhai take part
India | Jan 06, 2020, 11:14 PM ISTProtests against violence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) rocked campuses across the country on Monday. Over 400 activists and students gathered outside the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to register their protest.
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Jignesh Mevani booked for 'defaming' school through 'fake' video tweet
India | Jun 15, 2019, 09:03 PM ISTA case was registered against Gujarat independent MLA Jignesh Mevani for allegedly sharing a fake video on social media and defaming a private school in Valsad through it, police said on Saturday.
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Jignesh Mevani meets Mamata Banerjee, calls to rally against BJP
Oct 02, 2018, 07:34 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: The Dalit leader said he visited Bengal to meet tribals and Dalits.