Mumbai BJP Chief Felicitates Cab Driver Who Took Poet to Cops After Overhearing Talk of Anti-CAA Stir – News18, News18.com
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Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha also accused the passenger, poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar, of hatching an ‘anti-national conspiracy’ against the CAA.
On Wednesday night, while traveling by an Uber cab, he was discussing protests against the CAA with a friend on phone. Overhearing the chat, the cab driver summoned policemen and urged them to arrest Sarkar. Sarkar was taken to a police station and allowed to leave after an inquiry.
The driver allegedly told Sarkar that he should be thankful that He took him to police station and not somewhere else. Sarkar later commented that the driver’s aggressive behavior and violent language reflected the atmosphere in the country. The – year-old poet also said that despite the ordeal he faced , he was not going to lodge a complaint against the driver as it might ruin his career and life.
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