On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in the toolkit document case an “unprecedented attack on democracy" and rightly so. 

“Arrest of 21 yr old Disha Ravi is an unprecedented attack on Democracy. Supporting our farmers is not a crime," Kejriwal tweeted. 

Arrest of 21 yr old Disha Ravi is an unprecedented attack on Democracy. Supporting our farmers is not a crime.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 15, 2021

The 21-year-old activist was arrested on Saturday from her home in North Bengaluru for being allegedly involved in sharing the "toolkit" related to the farmer's protest on social media. 

She is the first person to be arrested in the case and has been charged with sedition and conspiracy, as per the reports. 

Ravi is a graduate of Bachelor of Business Administration from Mount Carmel College, one of Bengaluru's top women's colleges. The toolkit has been cited by some critics as a "proof" of her conspiracy to fuel protests in India. 

In fact, several political leaders, celebs and common people slammed Delhi Police for arresting the climate activist and termed her arrest as "unwarranted harassment, unfortunate and shocking". 

Congress leader P Chidambaram said, "The Indian state must be standing on very shaky foundations if Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old student of Mount Carmel College and a climate activist, has become a threat to the nation." 

The Indian state must be standing on very shaky foundations if Disha Ravi, a 22 year old student of Mount Carmel college and a climate activist, has become a threat to the nation

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) February 14, 2021

Chidambaram also said, “A ‘tool kit’ to support the farmers’ protest is more dangerous than the intrusion by Chinese troops into Indian territory! India is becoming the theatre of the absurd and it is sad that the Delhi Police has become a tool of the oppressors.” 

A ‘took kit’ to support the farmers’ protest is more dangerous than the intrusion by Chinese troops into Indian territory!

India is becoming the theatre of the absurd and it is sad that the Delhi Police has become a tool of the oppressors

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) February 14, 2021

Actor Swara Bhasker also took to Twitter to condemn this. She wrote, “Shame on us!” 

Shame on us! https://t.co/dFNnM0c4Is

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) February 15, 2021

According to the Delhi Police officials, Disha is a key conspirator in the "toolkit" case as she had admitted during the initial interrogation to editing, adding some things in the "toolkit" and spreading it further.

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