Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao: Eight people were arrested for putting up ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ posters in different areas of Ahmedabad, reports said. The arrests come just a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a nationwide poster campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ahmedabad Police said a case was registered and further probe into the matter is underway.
AAP campaign across country
The AAP has launched ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ campaign in 11 languages across the country. It has released posters in English, Hindi and Urdu. Other languages include Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi as well.
Last week, thousands of posters targeting the PM appeared on walls in the national capital, triggering a massive police crackdown. Total 49 FIRs were registered and six people were arrested. Two of the men arrested owned a printing press.
The Delhi Police said that the arrests were made for defacing public property and for the fact that the posters did not carry the name of the printing press where they were printed, as required by law.
Arvind Kejriwal reacts
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted to the arrests. He said even the British did not arrest those who put up posters against them during the independence movement.
“Even before independence when freedom fighters used to put up posters, there were no FIRs or action against them by the British,” Kejriwal said, according to reports.
“Bhagat Singh had pasted a lot of posters during the British rule, not a single FIR was lodged against him,” he added.
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