"No Arrests Yet": Swami Agnivesh To Move Top Court Over Jharkhand Assault
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Aug 05: Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who was attacked last month in Jharkhand, today said he would approach the Supreme Court as the police have taken no action in the case in the last 18 days. There has been no arrest, because it was a "deliberate attack" he said at a function today.
"I am going to go to the Supreme Court anytime next week. These criminals have not been arrested even after 18 days of the attack. No one has been identified... This is all deliberate," he said at a function in Thiruvananthapuram.
In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, Swami Agnivesh questioned why he and his ministers kept silent on the issue so far. "That speaks volume, it is their design," he said, adding if the BJP comes to power in 2019, "you will have to forget democracy and constitution and fair elections".
The 79-year-old activist, known for his work against bonded labour, was slapped, kicked around and verbally abused at Pakur on July 17, by a mob, which he said belonged to the BJP-affiliated youth groups that had accused him of speaking against Hindus.
Swami Agnivesh had said he had informed the administration about his arrival. But no policemen were deployed outside his hotel even after protesters had gathered and raised slogans against him.
Following an uproar about the attack, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das had ordered an investigation and promised swift action, but the police are yet to make any arrest.
Asked about it, Mr Das told NDTV that Swami Agnivesh had not informed either his office or the district administration about his visit.
Courtesy: www.ndtv.com
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Informing Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor was a crime: Rahul Gandhi on Jaishankar's 'admission'
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government for "informing" Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the government of India (GOI) had informed Pakistan of the action and asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result.
"Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?" said Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
He also shared an undated video of Jaishankar saying India had informed Pakistan of the action against terror infrastructure on its soil.
Jaishankar can be heard saying in the video, "At the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan, saying, 'We are striking at terrorist infrastructure and we are not striking at the military.'"
"So the military has the option of standing out and not interfering in this process. They chose not to take that good advice," the minister can be heard saying in the clip.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), however, has debunked claims that Jaishankar had said India informed Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor. In a post on X, the PIB's Fact Check Unit said the minister had not made any such statement and that he was being misquoted.
Operation Sindoor was the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who authorised it?
2. How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW
