For the last few days, Riddhi Patel's name has been doing rounds on social media. This name is mentioned a lot especially in Indian and American media. So who is this Riddhi Patel? What did he say that legal action was taken against him? Israel seems completely divided on the Gaza issue. Some countries are in favor of Gaza and some in favor of Israel. While some countries remain neutral. As far as the American government is concerned, it is openly supporting Israel.
Meanwhile, city councils in American cities are also debating whether to support Israel. City council is a legislative council in American cities, where various issues are discussed. It includes all types of national and international issues. India's CAA law has also been discussed here.
What happened in Riddhi Patel case?
Bakersfield is a city in the American state of California. The leftist organization Antifa demanded in its city council that a resolution against Israel be passed in this city council. While discussions were going on, speeches were also being given. Then 28-year-old Indian-American woman Riddhi Patel comes to give a speech. He speaks in favor of Gaza Palestine. After this, she threatened the mayor and other representatives sitting in the city council, saying, 'If you do not condemn Israel, I will kill you.'
He said that you people should not think about Palestine. The video of Riddhi's speech is going viral on social media. He also mentioned Navratri and Dandiya in his speech. He speaks very bad language.
She says, 'I hope that one day someone will bring a guillotine and kill you all.' He committed more misdeeds. In fact, during the French Revolution, the thing with which the aristocracy was publicly sentenced to death was called guillotine. Along with this, he is murdered by beheading. Riddhi Patel further says that 'We will meet you at your home. We will kill you. He described Navratri as the festival of tyrants. Also, before threatening the city council members, he also mentioned Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus Christ.
This poses a threat to all members. After this speech Riddhi Patel was taken into custody. The council mayor ordered the police to take action against Riddhi. She says what Riddhi said was a threat. He has been charged with 16 counts and jailed on suspicion of eight counts of intent to cause terror by means of threats.
Riddhi was seen crying in the video
Another video of Riddhi has surfaced. In which she is seen crying. Authorities told him he would face charges. And bail will be given on 10 lakh dollars (about Rs 8 crore 30 lakh). Riddhi is accused of intimidation. Later, America's Hindu American Foundation also made a tweet. In which what Riddhi said has been opposed. The caption of the tweet reads, 'We are angry that this woman mentioned Gandhi and Chaitra Navratri while threatening to kill Bakersfield leaders.'
Pro-Palestine organization United Liberation Front has also distanced itself from Riddhi Patel's speech. It issued a statement publicly condemning any threats against the officers, clearly stating that Riddhi Patel's offensive language was not in line with its principles and did not represent the position of the United Liberation Front. Despite the controversy, the Bakersfield City Council unanimously approved additional security measures, including metal detectors, during Wednesday's meeting.