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Jignesh Mevani and others were booked by Ahmedabad railway police in 2017 for blocking a Rajdhani train for nearly 20 minutes at Kalupur railway station here as part of a 'rail roko' protest call given by them to protest against the state government's policies.
Mevani, along with Saroda village residents had staged the protest, demanding possession of land parcels which were allotted to Dalits but remained in the possession of dominant upper caste people.
AHMEDABAD: A local court on Tuesday acquitted Gujarat Congress working president and Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani and 30 others, including 13 women, in a.
The 'rail roko' was staged in March, 2014, across the state in protest against denial of special category status to Bihar by the Congress-led UPA which was then in power.
A Bihar court on Saturday acquitted Union minister Giriraj Singh and 22 other people in connection with a nine-year-old case that was lodged after they staged a rail blockade.