New Delhi: The arrest of 21-year-old activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru triggered war of words with Congress raising hue and cry over ‘silencing of democratic voices’ and BJP retaliating with strong counter. From Rahul Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal, many Opposition leaders voiced their opposition on Disha’s arrest, called it an attack on India’s democracy and also an attempt to silence the nation. The theory was countered and tore apart by many BJP leader who took strong objection to political rivals for resorting to ant-India stand on issues of national interest. Senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh called out the ‘opportunistic mindset’ of Opposition. Taking to twitter, the Union Minister accused Congress and other parties of rallying behind anti-national forces. देश पर आतंकी हमला करने वाले अजमल कसाब की उम्र क्या थी? विपक्ष को सत्ता की इतनी भूख नहीं होनी चाहिए कि वह देश तोड़ने वालों के समर्थन में उतर जाए। — Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) February 16, 2021 “In pursuit of power, parties must not stoop so low that they start taking sides of anti-national forces,” he tweeted. Responding to young age of Disha Ravi, he asked how old was terrorist Ajmal Kasab when he rained bullets and massacred so many people in Mumbai. Delhi Police Chief also spoke on the arrest of Disha Ravi today. He said, “Law does not differentiate between a 22-year-old and a 50-year-old. She was produced before a court which sent her to 5-day Police custody." दिशा रवि की गिरफ़्तारी कानून और प्रक्रियाओं का पालन करते हुए हुई है। कानून 22 साल और 50 साल की उम्र में कोई अंतर नहीं करता। कोर्ट ने गिरफ़्तारी को सही मानते हुए 5 दिन की पुलिस हिरासत में भेजा। जो लोग कहते हैं कि गिरफ़्तारी में कोई कमी है ये बिल्कुल मिथ्या है: दिल्ली पुलिस कमिश्नर pic.twitter.com/3bslJT2OYq — ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) February 16, 2021 How BJP flayed Opposition for ‘needless row’ over Disha arrest Series of BJP leaders have taken the Opposition head-on for creating needless controversy over Disha Ravi arrest. They say that Congress govt finds it okay to probe national icons like Sachin and Lata Mangeshkar but finds fault with arrest of Greta Thunber’s co-conspirators. Saying that age has nothing do with crime, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tweeted: "If age is the criteria then Param Veer Chakra Second Lt Arun Khetarpal, martyred at 21 is who I am proud of. Not some toolkit propagandists." If age is the criteria then Param Veer Chakra Second Lt Arun Khetarpal, martyred at 21 is who I am proud of. Not some #toolkit propagandists! — Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) February 15, 2021 BJP's IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya said, "The Left has been using young impressionable minds as cannon fodder for their deranged politics for a long time. From JNU to Jamia, AMU to Nadwa and now Disha Ravi, are all part of their sinister plot...Unfortunately they are abandoned soon after they have served their purpose." Bengaluru Greta Thunberg , Vegan , sole bread winner , student , 21 year old , passionate activist ..... so many attempts to white wash a sin ...!! Not one anarchist ready to answer the question .. How 21 year old student got access to edit #Toolkit . — B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) February 15, 2021 BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, "a criminal is a criminal, gender and age are immaterial if not a juvenile. Just for your knowledge, Kasab was 21 when he attacked Mumbai. Supporting 'farmers' is not a crime but conspiring against India and inciting others surely is,” he said.
