Shaktiman row: BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi sent to 14 days of judicial remand

BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi, who has been accused of assaulting police horse Shaktimaan, was on Friday sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi, who has been accused of assaulting police horse Shaktimaan, was on Friday sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi, who has been accused of assaulting police horse Shaktimaan, was on Friday sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Joshi, who was arrested on Friday morning by the Uttarakhand Police and was produced before the ACJM Court in Dhakrani at around 12:15 pm.

Meanwhile, the ruling Congress in Uttarakhand and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) exchanged verbal volleys over the Mussoorie MLA’s arrest.

Joshi’s arrest has come as big blow to BJP, which is reportedly planning to topple the Harish Rawat government in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Friday asserted that there was no political conspiracy was behind the arrest of Ganesh Joshi.

”The action has been taken by the law enforcing agencies and I have no knowledge of it. The incident has not caused any harm to the government?s image as the people have faith in us and trust us. There is absolutely no political conspiracy behind the arrest made in the case,? Rawat said.

Meanwhile, Uttarakhand BJP president Ajay Bhatt alleged that Joshi was not arrested and alleged it seems to be a case of kidnapping as those who took him away were not in uniforms.

Shaktiman’s left hind leg was amputated by veterinary doctors on Thursday after it suffered multiple fractures during a BJP protest earlier this week. The horse was allegedly beaten with sticks by Joshi and his associates.

An initial assessment by doctors raised hopes that Shaktiman would not lose its leg. However, the worst was confirmed Thursday as it had to be amputated to stop gangrene from spreading to other parts of its body.

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