<p>Gujarat MLA, Jignesh Mevani was re-arrested in a case in western Assam's Barpeta district on Monday afternoon, minutes after he was granted bail by a court in Kokrajhar. </p>.<p>Mevani was arrested from Gujarat's Palanpur on Thursday by a team of Assam police following an FIR lodged by a BJP leader in Kokrajhar seeking action against the MLA's alleged offensive tweet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Kokrajhar court on Sunday had reserved judgment on his bail petition and he was remanded to judicial custody for a day. The court on Monday morning granted bail to Mevani in connection with the case registered at Kokrajhar police station. </p>.<p>Soon a police team from Barpeta came and arrested him in another case. Mevani was re-arrested based on a complaint lodged by a woman police officer, who alleged that the Gujarat MLA had harassed her and obstructed her from discharging her duty. </p>.<p>The lady police officer alleged that Mevani had threatened her while he was being taken to Kokrajhar from Guwahati airport on Thursday. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, while being taken to Kokrajhar court, Mevani had alleged that his arrest was "vendetta politics" by BJP and RSS to tarnish his image. "They have been doing this systematically. They did it to Rohit Vemula, they did it to Chandrasekhar Azad, now they are targeting me," Mevani told reporters in Kokrajhar.</p>.<p>BJP leader, Arup Kumar Dey, in his FIR on April 18, alleged that Mevani’s tweets are "likely to incite a section of the masses belonging to a certain community".</p>.<p>However, Congress alleged that Mevani was arrested by BJP-led government in Assam keeping in mind his growing clout in Gujarat ahead of Assembly elections. </p>.<p><strong><em>Check out DH's latest videos:</em></strong></p>
<p>Gujarat MLA, Jignesh Mevani was re-arrested in a case in western Assam's Barpeta district on Monday afternoon, minutes after he was granted bail by a court in Kokrajhar. </p>.<p>Mevani was arrested from Gujarat's Palanpur on Thursday by a team of Assam police following an FIR lodged by a BJP leader in Kokrajhar seeking action against the MLA's alleged offensive tweet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Kokrajhar court on Sunday had reserved judgment on his bail petition and he was remanded to judicial custody for a day. The court on Monday morning granted bail to Mevani in connection with the case registered at Kokrajhar police station. </p>.<p>Soon a police team from Barpeta came and arrested him in another case. Mevani was re-arrested based on a complaint lodged by a woman police officer, who alleged that the Gujarat MLA had harassed her and obstructed her from discharging her duty. </p>.<p>The lady police officer alleged that Mevani had threatened her while he was being taken to Kokrajhar from Guwahati airport on Thursday. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, while being taken to Kokrajhar court, Mevani had alleged that his arrest was "vendetta politics" by BJP and RSS to tarnish his image. "They have been doing this systematically. They did it to Rohit Vemula, they did it to Chandrasekhar Azad, now they are targeting me," Mevani told reporters in Kokrajhar.</p>.<p>BJP leader, Arup Kumar Dey, in his FIR on April 18, alleged that Mevani’s tweets are "likely to incite a section of the masses belonging to a certain community".</p>.<p>However, Congress alleged that Mevani was arrested by BJP-led government in Assam keeping in mind his growing clout in Gujarat ahead of Assembly elections. </p>.<p><strong><em>Check out DH's latest videos:</em></strong></p>
