Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday hoped that after Congress leader Pawan Khera tendered an “unconditional apology” in the Supreme Court for his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no one will use “uncivilized language in political discourse hereafter”.
The Chief Minister, however, added that the Assam Police will take the case to its “logical end”. “The majesty of law shall always prevail.
The accused has tendered an unconditional apology (Para 7) We hope that keeping the sanctity of public spaces, no one will use uncivilized language in political discourse hereafter.
Assam Police will follow the matter to its logical end,” Sarma tweeted sharing the order of the Supreme Court in which a plea was filed on Thursday relating to Khera arrest by the Assam Police.
“Dr Singhvi has stated that the petitioner has since clarified that the use of the language was inadvertent, though inappropriate, and that he would not stand by the use of such language.
However, Dr Singhvi states that the petitioner tenders an unconditional apology,” the order read.
Earlier on Thursday, Pawan Khera was granted interim bail by a court in Delhi’s Dwarka after orders of the Supreme Court following his arrest by Assam Police for alleged remarks against PM Modi.
Congress attacked the Modi government over Khera’s arrest, saying he was held on “totally baseless” charges and detained “without providing any copy of the FIR, an arrest warrant, or a production warrant from the concerned magistrate”.
The police action came as leaders of Congress were going for the party’s three-day plenary beginning on Friday in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur.
