From the Newsroom: 21-year-old activist arrested in Bengaluru for sharing Greta Thunberg's 'toolkit'

In your evening news brief, Rahul Gandhi says Congress will never implement Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in Assam; 7 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) recovered near crowded general bus stand area in Jammu city and a 21-year-old climate activist arrested from Bengaluru.

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Here is the top news of February 14, 2021:

Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state.

Addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April, Gandhi said that the state needs its "own chief minister" who will listen to the voice of the people and not one who listens only to Nagpur and Delhi.

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A major tragedy was averted with the timely detection of a seven-kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near the crowded general bus stand area in Jammu city on Sunday.

Police said the IED was detected acting on specific information and a man from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has been arrested in connection with the recovery.

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A 21-year-old climate activist has been arrested from Bengaluru for being allegedly involved in sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmer's protest on social media, police said on Sunday.

Disha Ravi was arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on Saturday, a senior police officer said.

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Source: DHNS/ PTI

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