GUWAHATI: An area court docket in Assam’s Barpeta district on Thursday reserved its order on Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea within the case of alleged “assault” on a policewoman. On Tuesday, the court docket had remanded Mevani in five-day custody of Barpeta district police.
Mevani’s advocate Angshuman Bora stated, “We positioned our arguments earlier than the court docket. The prosecution tried to take an adjournment. However the court docket declined it and requested them to submit their arguments right now itself,” he stated.
Congress on Thursday staged a sit-in in all of the districts to protest towards Mevani’s arrest. A number of social gathering leaders, together with MPs, MLAs, members of the Youth Congress, NSUI, Seva Dal and staff from all cells and organs, took half within the protests in numerous elements. APCC president Bhupen Borah led a silent march right here and organised a procession via the streets of the city to the social gathering workplace and later courted arrest as they didn't have permission for any demonstration.