Ex-Cong leader booked for opening his resort to MLAs

Rajkot: Indranill Rajyaguru, former Congress MLA from Rajkot, was booked on Sunday for alleged violation of lockdown order, by opening his resort for Congress MLAs.
Hotels and resorts have been ordered to remain shut by the state government which are likely to reopen them on Monday. After its three MLAs resigned from the party ahead of June19 Rajya Sabha elections, the Congress shifted its 65 legislators to three resorts in Rajkot, Ambaji and Anand to keep them away from ‘poaching’ by the BJP.
Samarth Mehta, the manager of Neelcity Resort and Club, was also booked. On Saturday, Congress MLAs from Saurashtra — Lalit Kagathara (Tankara), Lalit Vasoya (Dhoraji), Mohammed Pirzada (Wankaner), Ambarish Der (Rajula) and Paresh Dhanani (Amreli)— were shifted to Rajyaguru’s resort.
“As we found Neelcity Resort and Club reopened without permission from government, we booked its owner Rajyaguru and manager Mehta,” said Manoharsinh Jadeja, deputy commissioner of police, west zone.
Rajyaguru, who unsuccessfully contested against CM Vijay Rupani in 2017 assembly polls, resigned from Congress on June 18 saying he was unhappy with its functioning and leadership. Rajyaguru, however, said he won’t give in to state government’s intimidations. “Though I am not with Congress, I oppose ideology of BJP. The state government can’t intimidate me,” said Rajyaguru.