Dahod had broke down in Parliament today while narrating her ordeal and alleged manhandling in her home constituency at the hands of police, on the occasion of 52nd Gujarat Divas celebrations there yesterday.
"The occasion was of Gujarat Day celebrations. The MP was invited to the function. When you are going in the capacity of MP and as an invited guest one should act likewise", Gujarat Health Minister and state spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas said.
As far as her issue of making representation before the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is concerned, that is also baseless because on every Tuesday the CM meets MPs and MLAs, Vyas said.
Although it was not an appropriate forum, despite that the District Collector had told her that "if you want to convey something to the CM then hand over the appeal to me, but when it was felt that she is determined to stage a demonstration then the administration had to act", he said.
"I feel it was an administrative process and as part of it the police had to act since it was more or less a compulsion for them," Vyas said.
"Even on 15th August and other two-three occasions she had attempted to do such acts (hold demonstrations)", he said.
Taviad and four party MLAs -- Vaju Panda, Bacchu Kishori, Chandrika Bariya, Dita Macchar -- were detained yesterday when they were trying to demonstrate near the venue at Dahod.
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