NEW DELHI: High drama prevailed in the nationwide capital on Thursday after Congress leader Pawan Khera was deboarded from a Raipur-bound flight and detained for his questionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The remarkable arrest triggered a significant political outcry with dozens of Congress leaders accompanying Khera staging an unusual protest on the tarmac of Delhi airport.

Later on, the Supreme Court directed the Delhi magistrate court to grant interim bail till February 28 to Khera, who was jailed in a case lodged by a BJP leader in Assam.Chaos at Delhi airportEarlier in the day, high voltage drama was experienced at the Delhi airport as Khera was deplaned from a Raipur-bound airplane while he was on method to the Chhattisgarh capital to attend the Congresss plenary session.The arrest led to sloganeering and dharna at the tarmac by party leaders, even as other travelers quizzically gazed at the fracas.Congress leaders and workers declared that the arrest was an effort to disrupt the plenary comparable to the ED raids in Chhattisgarh.

Congress leaders accompanying him sat on the tarmac in demonstration and resisted efforts to take him away without an arrest warrant.Meanwhile, travelers on the Delhi-Raipur flight were also asked to deboard by the Indigo personnel, with the airline company saying they will be placed on another flight.Congress leaders, including president Mallikarjun Kharge, lashed out at the cops for Kheras arrest.

The BJP federal government tried to harass Pawan Khera.

I enjoy with SCs order, its a tight slap on their face.

I condemn this action by BJP.

In Parliament also, we were stopped from raising concerns.

They are trying to remove flexibility of speech.

Democracy is under danger, said Kharge.In the night, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh held an interview stating, the day saw the vindictive politics of the Modi government.

3 FIRs were registered against (him) in Lucknow, Varanasi and Assam.

Nowadays, if there is a requirement to jail any opposition leader, then the CM of Assam ends up being really active, the Congresss Twitter deal with estimated him stating, including a similar FIR was lodged versus Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani.Ramesh stated the Modi government attempted to derail the 85th plenary session of the Congress by apprehending Khera.SC relief for KheraA three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud ordered grant of interim bail to Khera till February 28 in the case lodged in Assam.

In order to secure the petitioner (Khera) until he looks for regular bail prior to the jurisdictional courts in relation to all the FIRs, we direct that till the next date of listing, the petitioner will be released on interim bail by the court of skilled magistrate in Delhi, said a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud.

The order will stay operational till Tuesday (February 28), the bench said and noted the matter for hearing on February 27.

The pinnacle court also issued notices to Assam and Uttar Pradesh seeking their actions to Kheras plea for transferring and clubbing together 3 separate FIRs lodged against him in both the states.

There is one FIR versus him in Assam at Haflong, while two in the Uttar Pradesh cities of Lucknow and Varanasi for his supposed offensive remarks versus the prime minister.After dictating the order, the CJI, obviously displeased with the Congress leaders remarks, told senior supporter A M Singhvi, who was representing Khera, We have safeguarded you (Khera) however there has to be some level of discourse.

It noted that a communication was attended to by the Assam Police to the station house officer of domestic airport police headquarters in New Delhi specifying that Khera is needed to be apprehended in connection with the case lodged there.The bench stated the peak courts jurisdiction has actually been conjured up for varied reliefs, including-- quashing of the complaints; in the option, transfer and clubbing of the FIRs at one jurisdiction and restraint on all coercive actions, and to offer security to the petitioner and his family.

At the start, we have indicated to counsel for the petitioner that a petition under Article 32 can not be amused for quashing the FIRs considering that the petitioner has an alternate solution under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, prior to the jurisdictional high court.

Furthermore, the petitioner will have to seek routine bail prior to the proficient court, the bench said.It noted Singhvis submission that Khera will not push the prayer for quashing of FIRs because the petitioner would be advised to pursue the remedies which are readily available to him in accordance with law prior to the suitable high court.Khera already apologised for his remarksDuring the procedures, Singhvi told the apex court that Khera had currently apologised for his remarks made at an interview on February 17 in Mumbai and the offences alleged versus him in the cases did not require arrest.

It will have straightaway impact on the latitude of complimentary speech, Singhvi said, adding, This should not have resulted in arrest.

The offences involve optimal sentence of 3 or 5 years and no previous notice was served upon him.

He stated Khera had already acknowledged the extremely exact same day that the remarks were a mistake.He stated FIRs have been lodged and offenses, consisting of those under sections 153A (promoting enmity in between various groups) and 295-A (purposeful and destructive acts, intended to outrage spiritual feelings of any class by insulting its religious beliefs or religions) of the IPC have been invoked against him.Terming it a calculated declaration , extra solicitor basic Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for Assam, played the audio-video clip of Kheras alleged remarks, outdoors court and said he can not use such derogatory words against a democratically chosen prime minister of the country.When Singhvi explained that Khera has already apologised for his remarks, Bhati said, Please see the video whether it is a mistake or a deliberate act.

It is the manner which counts.

There was laughter all around after these remarks.

Was arrested in an unlawful manner: Khera after releaseMeanwhile, later on in the day, a Delhi court gave interim bail to Khera, following which he was released from the prison.After being launched on interim bail, Khera said he was deplaned and arrested by the Assam cops in an illegal way without providing a copy of FIR or notification.

I have total trust in the judicial system which safeguarded my liberty of expression today, Khera said.Pawan Kheras very first response after release: Fully trust Indias legal system, will keep fighting under Rahul Gandhis management, says Congress leaderKhera said that he would reinforce the efforts of his leader Rahul Gandhi to safeguard this country and protect constitutional values.

Our battle to safeguard this country, safeguard constitutional values - my leader Rahul Gandhi is carrying on his struggle fearlessly, I will reinforce his efforts, he said.

On February 17, the Congress representative had actually supposedly buffooned Prime Minister Modis late father while taking a jibe over the Adani-Hindenburg row.Arrest was made legally: BJPHitting out at Congress, BJP said the opposition party leaders need to rule out themselves above the law .

Attending to the media, nationwide spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that everything has actually been done legally.

The Congress leaders ought to not live under this misconception that they are above the law.

The Congress is playing the victim card after using derogatory words versus Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his member of the family, he stated, including the leaders flouted rules by objecting on the Delhi airport tarmac and threatening the lives of fellow travelers.

People were bothered by the Congress demonstrations.

Prime Minister Modi delights in the blessings of more than 140 crore individuals of the nation and abusing him is like digging a hole in which the Congress will fall.

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