Saket Gokhale
Saket Gokhale | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Luizinho Faleiro |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 31, 1987 (age 36) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Known for | RTI Activism |
Saket Gokhale is an Indian Member of Parliament (MP), RTI activist and politician, and the National Spokesperson of Trinamool Congress.[1] He joined TMC in 2021.[2] He had also worked as a foreign correspondent at the Financial Times and at National Public Radio (NPR). Now he is the member of India's Upper House of Parliament i.e. Rajya Sabha representing the State of West Bengal.[2]
Legal affairs
In December 2022, he was arrested over a tweet for posting alleged misinformation about 2022 Morbi bridge collapse.[3][4] After getting bail from a metropolitan court in Ahmedabad, he was re-arrested over the same tweet in a matter of few hours.[5] On 10 December, he was freed on bail.[6]
In January 2023, Gokhale was arrested again by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over charges of money laundering, as he had allegedly diverted crowdfunded money for personal expenses and investments.[7] The Supreme Court granted him bail in April 2023.[8]
References
- ^ "Rise of Saket Gokhale amid hiccups: RTI activist to TMC spokesperson to its Rajya Sabha new face". The Indian Express. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ a b "RTI activist Saket Gokhale joins Trinamool Congress". The Indian Express. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale arrested over tweet on Morbi bridge". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "'Very bad... arrested because he tweeted against PM': Mamata backs Saket Gokhale". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Saket Gokhale Arrest News: TMC's Saket Gokhale freed on bail, rearrested in Ahmedabad". The Times of India. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bail-for-saket-gokhale-after-second-arrest/cid/1903027
- ^ "ED to court: TMC's Saket Gokhale used crowd fund on wining-dining, stock trading". The Indian Express. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Crowdfunding 'misuse' case: SC grants bail to TMC leader Saket Gokhale". The Indian Express. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.