Vinay Dubey, who was arrested for
posting messages on the social media which allegedly led to scores of migrant workers gathering outside Bandra railway station here on Tuesday, is not a member of the NCP, the party said on Wednesday.
Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik said that some section of the media has reported that Dubey is the member of the NCP, which is "false and appears to be a malicious campaign" to tarnish the party's image.
"This is to make it clear that the man Vinay Dube arrested by @Navimumpolice and later by @MumbaiPolice is not a member of the NCP.
"Some sections of News Media are calling him an NCP leader, which is false and appears to be a malicious campaign to malign the image of our party," tweeted Malik, the national spokesperson of the NCP.
Dubey, a resident of neighbouring Navi Mumbai, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday after he was questioned over his posts on Facebook and other social media platforms that allegedly led to the gathering of migrant workers outside Bandra station on Tuesday.
He had uploaded a video on social media demanding that the Maharashtra government make travel arrangements for migrants, who are stranded due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown and want to go back to their native places.
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