BJP didn't support Amit Shah like 'mahatma' Arnab Goswami: Shiv Sena

Terming it as a conspiracy to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Shiv Sena on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party which never took to the streets to support Amit Shah and other leaders who faced the law in the aftermath of the Godhra incidents like it has done for mahatma Arnab GoswamiIn Gujarat many leaders including Shah had to face action of the then government after the Godhra incident 2002 and other cases Shah could have said he was a victim of vendetta but the BJP did not agitate took to the streets or attempt to challenge the laws the Sena saidWhile Shah emerged unscathed from all the court cases Modi who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat then maintained restrain and later he was rewarded for it the Sena said in hardhitting edits in the party newspaper Saamana and Dopahar Ka SaamanaReferring to the recent arrest of Republic TV Managing Director and Chief Editor Goswami by the state police in the May 2018 suicide case of a motherson the Sena flayed the ongoing agitation by Maharashtra BJP in the mediapersons supportThe state BJP has lost its balance while Goswamis bail hearing continues They say that until mahatma Goswami is released from jail they will continue their black badge protests Luckily they have not resorted to mass jailbharo or relay hunger strikes the Sena saidNow the BJP has even started comparing Goswamis arrest with the Emergency era 19751977 by plastering posters of the late PM Indira Gandhi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in New Delhi it pointed outIts actually a matter of pride to be compared with Indira Gandhi She was a man who taught a lesson to Pakistan by creating Bangladesh After the Emergency she was rejected but subsequently the same people brought her back as the PM Later she gave her life for the country Show us one PM after her who made such unparalleled supreme sacrifice for the nations integrity the Sena said sharplyLikening the state BJP leaders with the US President Donald Trump the edits said the state BJPs behaviour indicates it does not accept the rule of law or the law itself and the party wants to drag the nation into anarchyAs Trump stares at defeat he sits in the White House and talks the language of a ruffian dadagiri ki baatein spreads falsehoods wants poll counting stopped then moves the courts to stop declaration of the Presidential elections results The BJP is behaving in a ditto fashion the Sena saidThe edits asked the central BJP to clarify whether the rude language used by Goswami to address leaders Ai Tu who occupy top Constitutional posts like President PM Governor etc is acceptable to them as it signals a Trump culture in the country and could result in complete lawlessness with implications on the nations unity and integrityOn Goswamis arrest in the case of abetment to suicide of architect Anvay Naik and his elderly mother Kumud Naik the Sena argued that it is a form of culpable homicide and whoever maybe the person he must face the lawKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever