SOURCE :- SIASAT NEWS
Ahmedabad: On Saturday, August 29, the Gujarat device of Congress called for the safety of the right to read, hang discussions, and express your opinions happily in open spaces and condemned the alleged abuse on attendees at a book-reading session in Ahmedabad’s Vastrapur area.
The incident occurred one day after the local police made three arrests and booked around 20 people in connection with the assault that erupted on Thursday night during a reading program at AUDA Garden.
According to authorities, six people have been identified so far using CCTV footage, and an inspection is being conducted.
raises questions about the right to free speech and appearance.
Dr. Manish Doshi, a media convener and spokesperson for the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, criticized the alleged altercation between people connected to the Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad ( VHP), claiming that it was not just a law-and-order issue but also raised questions about freedom of expression.
Reading a book is not a murder, thinking is not a murder, and asking questions is never rebellion, according to the statement. Disputes in a democracy may be brought up through dialogue, he said.
He continued,” A book should be answered with a guide, an idea with an idea, and a disagreement with debate, not with sticks and mob rules.”
Doshi cited Article 19 ( 1 ) of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to free speech and expression, and called for the protection of the right to read, discuss, and express one’s opinions in public spaces.
He even claimed that “ideological policing” is being conducted using the RSS-BJP philosophy. He claimed that worries about people questioning authority figures are finally at the heart of the opposition to checking.
Information of the police investigation
The police case is related to a reading session on August 27 that featured Anne Frank’s” I Am Malala,”” I Am Malala,” and” I Am Malala” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
Following demonstrations by right-wing organizations, the program was set up following a discussion at a nearby school where publications by Yousafzai and Anne Frank were removed from the required reading record. The books were then made recommended by the institution.
Around 20 people allegedly confronted the individuals over the checking of Yousafzai’s reserve, and the incident ended in an altercation.
Three accused were detained, and two citizens had minor wounds.
Under various rules of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including areas relating to unlawful assembly, violence, and rape, an Pine was registered against two named accused and about 18 unexplained people.
According to police investigator Gita Chaudhary, “investigators are looking into CCTV footage and recording claims to determine the position of those who are suspected of being involved in the incident.” Six individuals have been found so much.
SOURCE : SIASAT
