Priyanka Sharma, the BJP leader who was arrested for sharing a meme on West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said that she was “tortured” in jail. Priyanka Sharma also said that she won’t apologise for sharing the meme. “There is anarchy all across Bengal and I am being jailed for sharing a meme,” said Sharma. The Supreme Court had ordered her release on Tuesday and told her to apologise to Mamata Banerjee. The Supreme Court said it will hear Priyanka Sharma’s application seeking action against the West Bengal police authorities in the first week of July.

Source: Hindustan Times May 15, 2019 06:56 UTC