28 Aug : Pune : News Express 24 :-
Action taken against people from various left minds were taken from all over the country to Elgar Parishad in Pune. Arundhati Roy, a famous writer, has expressed her deep reaction that ‘Emergency will be imposed in the country now’, expressing anger over this arrest.
#BhimaKoregaon Varvara Rao, Arun Pereira, Gautam Navlakha, Varnan Gonsalves
& Sudha Bhardwaj arrested till now following the raids that were conducted by Pune Police. All the accused have been booked under sections 153 A, 505(1) B,117,120 B,13,16,18,20,38,39,40 and UAPA: Sources— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2018
Arundhati Roy said that there is no action in the country for those who kill people of the day and those who kill them. While raiding and arresting of lawyers, poets, writers and activists fighting for rights of Dalits and the houses of thought-seekers is continuing. This is indicative of where India is headed. The killers will now be honored and their joy will also be celebrated, then what they say against justice and Hindu majority will be made criminals.
This is the preparation for the upcoming elections. However, we will not let that happen. You have to come together to fight against it, otherwise you will lose all kinds of freedom that you are proud of. Arundhati Roy has said that this situation in the country is similar to the state of emergency announcement.
A team of 10 people came today morning, they didn't have a search warrant but were carrying another document. They checked our mobile phones & laptops and took all passwords: Maaysha, daughter of Sudha Bharadwaj (arrested in connection with #BhimaKoregaon violence) pic.twitter.com/FmkP6MuatV
— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2018
On the other hand, senior Communist Party of India leader Prakash Karat told media that the raid was an attack on democracy. They demand that all cases against these people be withdrawn immediately and be released as soon as possible.