An FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Haresh Ahir for insulting a Dalit woman IB officer during a press conference held by Jignesh Mevani at Circuit House in Kutch’s Bhuj on Saturday (August 3). It is said that Ahir publicly made fun of the woman by pushing her out of her chair and using caste-derogatory language.
Injured and humiliated by this behavior, the Dalit woman lodged a complaint against HS Ahir at the Bhuj A Division Police Station, on the basis of which the police registered a case under the BNS and Atrocities Act and started an investigation. Now Jignesh Mevani, who is always being called ‘Dalit’s messiah’ by his supporters, has reacted, but there is no sympathy towards the woman nor has the action of the Congress leader been criticized. Jignesh Mevani held a press conference and made statements against the victim, the police department, and the Gujarat government.
Actually the woman who faced misbehaviour is an IB employee and on the day of the incident, she was performing her duty at the circuit house press conference. Jignesh Mevani always talks about fighting for the interests of Dalits, but in this case, the party leader changed his tune. It was further learned that the woman was a government officer, so Mevani raised questions on the woman herself and turned a blind eye to the behavior of the party leader and also said that this case is totally false and has been done at the behest of Gujarat government.
Was it your father’s property that you entered: Jignesh Mevani
Far from lamenting the humiliation of a Dalit woman in his press conference, Mevani questioned the woman herself and said, “What was the need for her to be there?” To react to the incident in his press conference, Mevani held a new press conference and made statements against the Dalit women, IB/Police department ,and the government.
Recalling the day of the incident, Jignesh Mevani referred to the Dalit woman officer of the IB and questioned, “The crime that has been registered is a fake FIR. In my press conference held in the morning at Circuit House in Bhuj, I invited the intelligence department?”
Regarding the fact that the victim was present in the conference, Mevani said, “Was it her father’s property, did she enter my press conference? Whatever personnel officer you are, my conference was only media invite, so what is the need for an IB officer to be there? I felt sorry when chair was moved, now my regret is gone because she misused the Atrocities Act and registered a fake FIR taking advantage of the fact that she belongs to the Dalit community.”
It is the agency’s job to monitor political or social gatherings, the IB officer was on duty
Perhaps Jignesh Mevani forgot that the Dalit women officer did not come on a picnic at his conference. They were doing their duty according to the rules. Mevani may not realize that whenever such political or social events are held, security agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau keep a watchful eye on them to ensure that law and order is maintained and security issues do not arise. Be it BJP, Congress or any party of the country or any social program, this protocol is followed. It is also not just to monitor the programs of opposition leaders or some ‘special’ leaders. Usually the agency working for internal security in the country keeps a watch on every small and big program. Therefore, in the case of Jignesh Mevani’s press conference, there is no special action.
What was the entire incident
In the press conference of Congress MLA and self-proclaimed Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, in Bhuj city of Gujarat, a female intelligence officer’ was removed from the chair and thrown on the ground’s chair was removed and she fell on the ground. Congress leader HS Ahir has been arrested in this matter. Ahir is the same person who made derogatory remarks against Kangana Ranaut after she got BJP ticket from Mandi.
The video of this act with the female officer is going viral on social media. In the video, Congress leader HS Ahir can be seen pulling the chair of Dalit intelligence officer Reena Chauhan. Due to this, the female officer fell on the ground and got injured. During this episode, Ahir mocked and insulted the female officer, saying that she is not fit to sit on the chair.
