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Karnataka Congress leaders condemn arrest of Disha Ravi

Karnataka Congress leaders condemn arrest of Disha Ravi

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (UNI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah strongly condemned the arrest of young climate activist Disha Ravi, in the ToolKit case related to the farmers' protests.

'The arrest of the climate activist was a politically motivated action that needed to be widely condemned', he added.

“The arrest of Disha Ravi, a climate activist, has exposed the cracks in the Indian democracy under Narendra Modi”, he tweeted.

“How can the act of supporting farmers be charged under sedition? I strongly condemn this politically motivated act by Delhi Police.”

Meanwhile in a tweeter ' KPCC President D K Shivakumar said arrest of Disha Ravi is an attack to weaken the moral strength of India's youth and dissent illegal./ police action against her, using a concocted ‘ toolkit’ conspiracy violates legal norms , why not approach a competent court before arresting a young women?

Congress has always stood for a defended personal liberty of citizens Congress is only bulwark against India becoming an authoritarian state. Citizens must realize that only Congress can defend their personal and political freedom, he added.

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