The Central government has cancelled the Damanganga-Par-Tapi-Narmada link project on the request of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, protecting the interests of the tribal people of the state.The tribal community and opposition Congress .
Kanti Gamit
SURAT: The Gujarat government did not oppose the bail plea of 19 accused including former minister Kanti Gamit and his son booked under section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and Epidemic Disease Act, for organizing a mass gathering on November 30 at Dosavada village of Songadh taluka in Tapi district.
During the hearing of the bail plea of Gamit and others, special public prosecutor Nayan Sukhadwala submitted before the sessions judge that the investigating officer in the case had no objection to the bail pleas if the accused cooperated in the probe.
“In this case, considering the provision of the punishment against the accused, if accused remain present during the trial, do not violate the bail conditions and cooperate with police investigation, complainant (police itself) has no objections to the conditional bail to accused,” Sukhadwala had stated in the court. Based on this argument, the court granted bail to the 19 accused on Monday.
Surat: Former minister and senior BJP leader, Kanti Gamit, and 18 others, who were arrested on charges of culpable homicide and others for the massive gathering in Dosvada village of Vyara taluka on December 1, were granted bail on Monday.
The additional district and sessions court in Tapi granted bail to Gamit, his son Jitu, sarpanch of Dosvada village and others.
Throwing Covid-19 rules in a bin, thousands of people had danced to DJ tunes at the engagement ceremony of Gamit’s granddaughter on December 1. The video of the gathering which went viral had angered the Gujarat high court too and it was this ire that forced Tapi police to lodge an offence and add the section of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against Gamit and others.