Tushar, Teesta Stopped From Reaching August Kranti Maidan
Aug 10, 2023 | Pratirodh Bureau
Tushar Gandhi, author and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, claimed that police detained him as he was going to Mumbai's iconic August Kranti Maidan to commemorate Quit India Day on Wednesday, August 9
On Wednesday, Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, claimed that police detained him as he was going to Mumbai’s iconic August Kranti Maidan to commemorate Quit India Day.
According to a police official, Tushar Gandhi — when he came out of his suburban Santacruz residence — was told that he cannot go to participate in a rally the permission for which had been denied.
Tushar Gandhi tweeted, “For the first time in history of Independent India I have been detained at Santa Cruz Police Station as I left home to commemorate 9th August Quit India Day. I am proud My Great Grandparents Bapu and Ba had also been arrested by the British Police on the historic date.”
However, later a police official said that Tushar did reach the Maidan. He was expected to take part in a rally which was scheduled to be held from Girgaon Chowpatty to August Kranti Maidan.
The official said that as Tushar attempted to leave his residence at around 7:45 am, a team of Santacruz police personnel, which was waiting outside his building, informed him that due to a law and order issue, permission for the rally had been denied to him and he cannot participate in it.
Tushar Gandhi said that he then returned to his residence. However, the police allowed Tushar Gandhi to visit the August Kranti Maidan later and offer tributes.