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Editor of Indian news website charged with sedition for article suggesting replacement of Gujrat CM

Published May 13, 2020
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Dhaval Patel, who is the editor of Gujarati news Face of the Nation, has been arrested and charged with sedition for publishing an article suggesting that Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, may be replaced by Mansukh Mandaviya, India's Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers.

The article in question, published on May 7, had reportedly claimed that top leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party were unhappy with Rupani’s management of the coronavirus crisis in the state.

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