Sharmishta Panoli Arrest: Pawan Kalyan Slams Bengal Police, Demands Equal Justice
Ek bada controversy chal raha hai social media influencer Sharmishta Panoli ke arrest ko lekar, aur isme Andhra Pradesh ke Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan ne bhi apni awaaz uthayi hai. Sharmishta, jo ek 22-year-old law student hai Pune ke Symbiosis Law University se, ko Kolkata Police ne Gurugram, Haryana se arrest kiya tha May 30, 2025 ko. Reason? Ek Instagram video jisme unhone allegedly communal remarks kiye the Operation Sindoor ke baare mein, jisse social media par bada hungama hua.
Kya Hai Poora Mamla?
Sharmishta Panoli ne apne video mein kuch Hindi film actors ko criticize kiya tha for not speaking up on Operation Sindoor, ek military operation jo India ne undertake kiya tha. Video viral hone ke baad, ispar kaafi backlash aaya aur logon ne isse communal bataya. Sharmishta ne jaldi hi video delete kar diya aur May 15, 2025 ko ek public apology bhi issue ki, jisme unhone kaha, “I do hereby tender my UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY… I never intentionally wanted to hurt anybody so if anybody is hurt I’m sorry for the same.” Lekin tab tak Kolkata Police ne Garden Reach Police Station mein FIR file kar di thi.
FIR ke baad, Sharmishta aur unke family ko legal notices bheje gaye, lekin jab woh untraceable ho gaye, court ne arrest warrant issue kiya. Finally, unhe Gurugram se arrest kiya gaya aur Kolkata ke Alipore Court mein pesh kiya gaya, jahan unhe 14 days ke judicial custody mein bhej diya gaya.
Pawan Kalyan Ka Reaction
Andhra Pradesh ke Deputy CM aur Jana Sena Party leader Pawan Kalyan ne is arrest ki kadi ninda ki hai. Unhone X par ek post mein kaha, “Blasphemy must be condemned, always! Secularism isn’t a shield for some and a sword for others. It must be a two-way street.” Unka kehna hai ki Sharmishta ne apni galti accept ki, video delete kiya aur maafi bhi maangi, lekin West Bengal Police ne turant action liya. Kalyan ne sawaal uthaya ki jab TMC ke MPs aur leaders Sanatana Dharma ko “Gandha Dharm” kehte hain, tab koi swift action kyun nahi hota? Unhone Bengal Police se appeal ki, “West Bengal Police, the nation is watching. Act justly for all. #IstandwithSharmistha. #EqualJustice”
Aur Kaun Sharmishta Ke Support Mein?
Pawan Kalyan ke saath-saath, BJP MP aur actress Kangana Ranaut bhi Sharmishta ke defense mein aayi hain. Kangana ne apni Instagram Stories par likha, “I agree that Sharmishta used some unpleasant words for her expression, but such words most youngsters use these days. She apologised for her statements and that should be enough, no need to bully and harass her further. She should be released immediately.” BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya ne bhi West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee par selective justice ka arop lagaya, aur kaha ki yeh arrest ek “vote bank” ko appease karne ke liye kiya gaya.
West Bengal ke Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari ne bhi Mamata Banerjee ke Trinamool Congress government par nishana saadha, yeh kehkar ki action sirf “sanatanis” ke khilaaf hota hai.
Mamata Banerjee Ka Jawab
Dusri taraf, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ne BJP par “communal riots through divisive politics” ka arop lagaya hai. Unhone kaha ki BJP ka “ganda dharma” true Hinduism ke essence ke khilaaf hai. Kolkata Police ne bhi ek statement jari kiya, jisme unhone kaha ki Panoli ka arrest unlawful nahi tha aur yeh court ke warrant ke basis par kiya gaya.
Social Media Par Hungama
Yeh case social media par bhi kaafi trend kar raha hai. Hashtags jaise #ReleaseSharmishta aur #ArrestSharmishta se public ke divided opinions saaf dikh rahe hain. Ek taraf log Sharmishta ke freedom of speech ka support kar rahe hain, aur doosri taraf kuch log unke remarks ko offensive maante hain.
Ab Sharmishta ka bail application court mein pending hai, aur legal proceedings jari hain. Yeh case na sirf secularism aur free speech ke baare mein ek badi debate chhed raha hai, balki yeh bhi sawaal utha raha hai ki kya law sabke liye equal hai?