Sharmishta Panoli’s arrest: BJP chief’s ‘Mamata Banerjee solely works for Muslims’ declare as she thanks Kangana Ranaut

Citing the BCI and Kangana Ranaut’s instance, Agnimitra Paul additionally urged each Indian, be it a Hindu or a Muslim, to face in opposition to this injustice.

“I thank the Bar Council and Kangana Ranaut (for standing by Panoli). Every Indian, Hindu and nationalist Muslim must stand against this injustice. We have seen so many posts from West Bengal lately abusing India, PM Narendra Modi, our Goddess Maa Kamakhya, after Operation Sindoor, but no action was taken,” information company ANI quoted the BJP chief as saying. 

The Kolkata Police had arrested Sharmishta Panoli, 22, for allegedly importing a video with communal feedback, claiming Bollywood actors had been silent on Operation Sindoor.

A case in opposition to the girl was lodged on the Garden Reach Police Station on May 15 primarily based on allegations that she posted a video that Kolkata Police claimed: “was insulting to the religious belief of a class of citizen of India and amounted to promoting disharmony and hatred between different communities”. 

In what she termed as a wake-up name, Agnimitra Paul mentioned, “It is a clear message from the Mamata government that if you are a Hindu or a Muslim who is abusing or saying something against Muslims, you will not be spared, but if it is the opposite, no action will be taken… Hindus of West Bengal also need to rise; they are sleeping under the cloud of secularism. We need to have a neutral government. The police of the state today only see a religion. No action was taken against Anubrata Mondal, a TMC leader who abused a police officer. The Mamata government only works for the Muslims, not for Hindus.”

The 22-year-old influencer, a resident of Kolkata and enrolled in Pune’s Law University, was arrested from Gurugram on Friday evening.

She was on Saturday produced earlier than a Kolkata court docket, which despatched her in judicial custody until June 13.

Bar Council of India chairman on Sharmishta Panoli’s arrest

BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Sunday known as for a right away launch and truthful trial for Sharmishta Panoli.

The senior advocate and Rajya Sabha member mentioned that he was standing firmly with Panoli, whose arrest and judicial custody for a now-deleted social media video regardless of her speedy apology represented “an absolute failure of justice and a blatant assault on freedom of expression”.

“It is deeply troubling that the same government that opposed Operation Sindoor — a decisive counter-terror operation — meant to avenge the brutal killing of innocents, now seeks to silence a young law student for questioning such similar double standards,” mentioned Mishra in a press release.

A mere improper selection of phrases can’t be known as blasphemous and a younger regulation pupil being made a scapegoat and subjected to harsh authorized motion, whereas previous atrocities on specific communities by the government-sponsored individuals and entities remained unaddressed was “unconscionable”, the assertion added.

Kangana Ranaut on Sharmishta Panoli’s arrest

Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut additionally urged for the discharge of THE influencer.

“Harassing someone in the name of law and order is not good. When someone has apologised and deleted the post, but putting her in prison, torturing her, ending her career and raising questions on her character is very wrong. This should not happen with any daughter,” Kangana instructed ANI.

Further, she mentioned, “I urge the West Bengal government not to try to make the state into North Korea. Everyone has democratic rights. She has apologised for her indecent remarks. She had said everything in general and today’s generation uses such language very normally- both in English and in Hindi. She should be released soon because she is a very young woman. She has her whole career and life ahead of her…”