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  Gujarat Congress leader booked after chair-pulling incident injures Dalit woman IB official | VIDEO

  Gujarat | August 04, 2024 6:08 IST

  The 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 | July 06, 2024 19:09 IST

  Rahul 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 | January 16, 2024 17:55 IST

  A 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 | November 28, 2023 19:19 IST

  The 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 | December 08, 2022 18:44 IST

  Gujarat 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 | September 17, 2022 7:10 IST

  Jignesh 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 7:48 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 | April 29, 2022 20:01 IST

  The 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 | April 29, 2022 6:59 IST

  Mevani 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 | April 25, 2022 18:29 IST

  Mevani 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 | April 24, 2022 22:38 IST

  Hearing 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 | April 21, 2022 23:57 IST

  Mevani 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 | April 21, 2022 14:35 IST

  Jignesh 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 | April 21, 2022 10:03 IST

  Gujarat 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 | September 28, 2021 13:19 IST

  Mevani, 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 | September 28, 2021 6:47 IST

  The 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 | September 25, 2021 18:17 IST

  Mevani 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 | January 06, 2020 23:14 IST

  Protests 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 | June 15, 2019 21:03 IST

  A 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

  October 02, 2018 19:34 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Dalit leader said he visited Bengal to meet tribals and Dalits.