Varun Gandhi surrenders

by Monjib Mochahari    March 28, 2009

IN bid to make political capital, Bharatya Janata Party’s (BJP) arsenal Varun Gandhi surrendered on Saturday and has been sent to 2-day judicial custody till Monday after he surrendered in a court over his reported anti-Muslim speeches. Gandhi is BJP’s candidate for Pilibhit parliamentary constituency. He courted controversy after he allegedly made communally venomous speeches while seeking votes. Once the speeches surfaced in CD, he alleged the CDs were doctored.

The Court sentence came shortly after Gandhi said that he was “ready to go to jail” over the anti-Muslim speeches he denies making but which have ignited a huge political drama last couple of weeks. More than 50 BJP activists have also been arrested in Pilibhit on Saturday after they blocked roads and clashed with the police while waiting for Gandhi. They are charged with unlawful assembly.

The Election Commission came down heavily on him and suggested that he should not be fielded as a candidate in the Lok Sabha election. The BJP refused to do that. On Friday, Gandhi withdrew his bail application from the Delhi High Court and decided to court arrest.

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