Pawan Khera Gets Relief From SC, Congress Leader’s Interim Bail Extended Till March 17 | India News

New Delhi: Congress chief Pawan Khera who was arrested by Assam police over remarks in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been granted an extension of his interim bail until March 17 by the Supreme Court. Earlier, the apex courtroom had prolonged safety to Khera in opposition to any coercive motion until March 3. There are a number of instances filed in opposition to him for allegedly insulting PM Modi’s father. The Assam and UP governments have additionally acquired time to file replies to Pawan Khera’s plea. 

Congress chief Pawan Khera was arrested on the Delhi Airport on February 23 over his alleged remarks in opposition to the prime minister. Khera was on the airport and was about to fly to Raipur to attend Congress’ eighty fifth plenary assembly.

During the listening to, Singhvi advised the bench that a number of FIRs have been lodged in opposition to Khera over his alleged remarks in opposition to the prime minister. “He (Khera) has made statements in a press conference. He has made certain statements which I cannot say in the court but I personally would not have made,” Singhvi mentioned.

He mentioned as a result of statements, a number of FIRs have been lodged in opposition to Khera in several states and, at the moment, Assam Police are on the airport to take him into custody. Khera, in opposition to whom a case has been registered in Assam, was requested by the Delhi Police to deplane. After Khera was requested to deboard from the aircraft, a number of Congress leaders protested by sitting on the tarmac and demanded a proof of the scenario.

Later, on the Congress’ eighty fifth plenary session, Khera was requested if he regretted his remarks over which he was arrested. He answered with a dialogue from a Hindi film, “Hum bolega to bologe ki bolta hai”, and added that, “Is liye hum kuch nahi bolega (that’s the reason I cannot say something).

“Will speak when the time comes. A legal process is on and it is not proper to comment on it,” he added.

At a presser through the Congress assembly, Khera bashed the BJP and accused them of ‘undemocratically’ choosing a celebration chief and however, praised his personal social gathering for holding a vote to elect its chief.