The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed Opposition parties for protesting against the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad, and co-founder of the fact-checking portal Alt News, Mohammed Zubair, alleging that they were working as part of a "poisonous ecosystem" where one offender protects another if anyone is caught.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP's national headquarters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accused Opposition parties of supporting and opposing judicial actions as per their convenience and asked whether they had any faith in the judiciary or not.
He characterised the Gujarat Police's action against Ms. Setalvad following the Supreme Court's strong denunciation of her and others for "keeping the pot boiling" and levelling false charges, including against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, over the 2002 riots in the State. "[Teesta] Setalvad was a small branch for fanning communal hate. Its headquarter was in the Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi was the chief executive officer," he told a press conference.
