Pawan Khera described his release as a “victory of the judiciary”.
New Delhi:
Parliament spokesman Pawan Khera, released on bail following the dramatic arrest this afternoon, told reporters this was “not the only example of people’s lives and liberties being restricted.” regime”. Mr Khera has been accused of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi – his release was made by order of the Supreme Court, which said it was to “protect” him.
Mr Khera was expelled from his flight to Raipur at Delhi airport this afternoon and arrested by Assam Police amid huge protests from his party colleagues. A parliamentary delegation is on its way to the capital Chhattisgarh for the party’s plenary session that begins on Friday.
Describing the moment, Mr Khera said: “Without any notification being sent to me, I was asked to get off the plane as if I was a terrorist. This is not the only example of this. people’s lives and liberties are limited. It can happen to anyone tomorrow.” .
“Congressional leaders are right to say that this is an unspeakable emergency in the country. Today it’s me, tomorrow it could be anyone,” he told NDTV.
Mr Khera described his release as a “victory of the judiciary”. “Thanks to them for protecting my rights,” he added.
After a massive uproar at the airport, where congressional leaders staged an impromptu rally on the tarmac, the party appealed to the Supreme Court.
Giving relief to Mr Khera until Tuesday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said, “There has to be some dialogue to some extent, we are protecting you”.
Parliament questioned the veteran leader’s arrest over Prime Minister Modi’s name being messed up, pointing out that he had apologized for it.
At a recent press conference, while requesting a parliamentary inquiry into the Adani-Hindenburg dispute, Mr Khera said: “If Narasimha Rao can form the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee), if Atal Bihari Vajpayee can establish JPC, then what will happen? Narendra Gautam Das…sorry Damodardas…Modi yes?”
When asked about the lawyer’s argument in court that his comment was “blasphemous”, Mr Khera said: “Whether my comment was worded or intentional, I won’t comment on it until now. now”. The BJP alleges that Khera’s clumsy actions were intentional.
The highest court agreed to this party’s request to settle the cases against Mr Khera filed in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. The next hearing will take place on Tuesday.
