Mumbai: Congress' Sanjay Nirupam Detained, Demands ACP's Suspension For 'Misbehaving' With Him

Sanjay Nirupam has alleged that the police forcibly detained him without any prior notice.

Press Conference Of Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam.

Source : PTI

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has been detained by police in Mumbai's Versova for taking out a bike rally to put pressure on North West Mumbai Lok Sabha Constituency MP Gajanan Kirtikar. Nirupam was detained by police without any legal warrant, said Congress leader.

A bike rally was to be organized by the North West District Congress Committee under the leadership of Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday, November 16 at 2 pm. This rally was for the demand of Kirtikar's resignation. But before that, the police arrested Nirupam and took him to Versova police station on the charge of taking out a bike rally.

"I had organised a bike rally to put pressure on our local MP G Kirtikar to resign from his post for his inactivity in the constituency. Instead of giving permission to carry out our peaceful political program police forcefully detained me without showing me any order," said Nirupam in his Tweet.

I had organised a bike rally to put pressure on our local MP G Kirtikar to resign from his post for his inactivity in the constituency.
Instead of giving permission to carry out our peaceful political program police forcefully detained me without showing me any order.

— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) November 16, 2022

Meanwhile, Sanjay Nirupam has alleged that the police forcibly detained him without any prior notice. "Police entered my home and had taken me away forcefully to Varsova police station. Police ka gundaraj," he added.

Police entered my home and had taken me away forcefully to Varsova police station. Police ka gundaraj

— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) November 16, 2022

Kirtikar who shifted to CM Eknath Shinde-led faction of the party, announced that he will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He dares Congress' Sanjay Nirupam to contest again. "In 2019, I defeated you by 2.75 lakh votes."

संजय निरुपम यांना 2019 च्या लोकसभा निवडणूकीत पावणे तीन लाख मतांच्या फरकानं मी हरवलंय. आता 2024 ला त्यांनी पुन्हा निवडणूकीत माझ्याविरोधात उभं राहून दाखवावं, त्यांना हरवल्यानंतर मी राजीनामा देईन. https://t.co/GuPEata0E8

— Gajanan Kirtikar -गजानन कीर्तिकर (@GajananKirtikar) November 15, 2022