Priyanka Gandhi Demands Disha Ravi's Release

Priyanka Gandhi Demands Disha Ravi's release: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday criticised the arrest of the climate activist Disha Ravi.

Gandhi tweeted in Hindi "people who carry guns are afraid of an unarmed girl." Ravi was arrested by Delhi police over the "toolkit" controversy on social media.

Demanding her release, she said, "Rays of courage and hope are being spread through an unarmed girl," The Congress leader tweeted, using hashtags #ReleaseDishaRavi, #DishaRavi and #IndiaBeingSilenced.

डरते हैं बंदूकों वाले एक निहत्थी लड़की से
फैले हैं हिम्मत के उजाले एक निहत्थी लड़की से#ReleaseDishaRavi #DishaRavi#IndiaBeingSilenced

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 15, 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also joined her sister and slammed the government. "India won’t be silenced," he wrote.

बोल कि लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे
बोल कि सच ज़िंदा है अब तक!

वो डरे हैं, देश नहीं!

India won’t be silenced. pic.twitter.com/jOXWdXLUzY

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 15, 2021

Several political leaders criticised Delhi Police for arresting 21-year-old Ravi from Bengaluru and termed her arrest as "unwarranted harassment, unfortunate and shocking." She was arrested for allegedly editing the "toolkit" shared by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on social media in early February. Police claimed Ravi was involved in “formulation and dissemination” of the doc.  Disha Ravi Toolkit Case: All You Need to Know

After Disha Ravi, the Delhi police has also issued a non-bailable warrant against Nikita Jacob, a lawyer and activist based in Mumbai, for allegedly editing the "toolkit" document. Read about Nikita Jacob here.

Feature Image Credit: Deccan Chronicle