AAP Member Defends 'Necessary' Lie to Police to Avoid Detention During Peaceful Protest
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Ram Gupta is a 46-year-old AAP member who was seen in a viral video lying to police about his participation in an AAP protest to avoid being detained.
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Gupta admits he lied but says it was to avoid being dropped off "in the jungles" and prevent his peaceful protest from being stifled.
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He says getting detained and left far from home has happened multiple times when joining AAP protests.
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Gupta quit journalism in 2013, feeling there was little space for critical reporting on the BJP government and freedom of expression was vanishing.
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He defends his lie as a necessary tactic when peaceful protest is stopped and free speech clamped down on.