AAP’s Gujarat unit president Gopal Italia has had an attention-grabbing political journey

A riot accused, a black-ticket vendor and now a pacesetter who had been arrested earlier for making home bombs. Gopal Italia (31) the AAP’s Gujarat unit president who has been a vocal abuser of the BJP and Hindus, has had fairly a controversial previous.
Italia just lately made the headlines for being barred from providing prayers by Hindu samaj on the Somnath Temple after his previous movies abusing the Hindu group and rituals went viral on social media. 
However, controversies are usually not new to Italia.
Italia, an area of Bhavnagar was earlier related to Hardik Patel’s Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) earlier than stepping into mainstream politics. Prior to this, he was a clerk within the income division, posted in Dhandhuka of the Saurashtra area.
Held for impersonating a cop
In January 2017, Italia who was once a member of the Lok Rakshak Dal- a authorities physique created to strengthen the state police power (till 2015), had made a name to a Gujarat minister impersonating as a cop.
Italia had known as up Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel to report in regards to the alleged ineffectiveness of the state’s new prohibition legislation. Italia was then a authorities clerk, however he had pretended to be a police officer. The dialog had gone viral on social media. Italia had alleged that the brand new legislation had resulted in a liquor value hike and strengthened the nexus between police, politicians and bootleggers.
Shortly, Italia was arrested for impersonating a public servant underneath Section 170 of the Indian Penal Code.
Justifying his act, Italia informed police that he had known as the minister solely to tell him in regards to the ineffectiveness of the brand new anti-liquor legislation. However, on growing chilly ft when requested about his id by the minister, he claimed that he was a policeman.
Italia hurled shoe at minister
In 2017, Italia was dismissed from his place as a clerk for “violation” of service guidelines, shortly after he had hurled footwear on the Gujarat Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja.
The incident had occurred on March 2, 2017, outdoors the general public entry gate of the Gujarat Assembly constructing in Gandhinagar. Italia reportedly shouted “down with corruption” and hurled footwear on the minister who was about to start his tackle to the media. 
Italia, nevertheless, missed the goal and shortly misplaced his job too.
Italia fires PVC bombs
In 2018 Italia who had by then grow to be the chief of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti was seen in a viral video firing a few photographs from what he describes as a “pistol made of PVC pipes”.
What was surprising is Italia’s boastful speech the place he claimed, “This is for the explosion as it doesn’t come under the guidelines of the Supreme Court or any other laws”, whereas flaunting the ‘homemade’ gun. The policeman-turned-quota activist-turned politician, Italia claimed that this gun may very well be used to assault the BJP members and the noise it makes is sufficient to attain Delhi. 
AAP Gujarat Chief Gopal Italia exhibiting how one can make bombs from PVC Pipes. @AamAadmiParty is political organisation or a terrorist organisation?? pic.twitter.com/x1pawk9Ead— Trupti Garg (@garg_trupti111) February 10, 2021
Italia later giving a ridiculous excuse mentioned, “Some farmers have invented this for scaring away animals which destroy their crops. Apart from attacking the BJP, I also used the video to send out a message to protect our environment. I believe that it is not as dangerous as other firecrackers. We all should protect our environment.”
Held for violation of Covid protocols
Italia who then went on to hitch the Aam Aadmi Party in 2020 was made the state unit’s vice-president in July that 12 months. Since then he has been an energetic member of the political celebration with efforts to get extra youth to hitch the celebration.
However, in January 2021, Gopal Italia and 5 different celebration employees have been arrested by Surat police for not following social distancing norms on their go to to Mahidharpura.  
Italia who’s all the time looking out for a cause to falsely accuse the BJP of some ‘scam’ had posted a message on his official Facebook web page. He said that he’s going to go to Mahidharpura diamond market space to fulfill the diamond merchants to get particulars of the ‘alleged corruption’ within the upcoming venture of Surat diamond bourse at Khajod space.
In early 2021, an FIR was registered in opposition to Italia and three others with Gujarat University police station in Ahmedabad final month underneath sections 332 (voluntarily inflicting damage to public servant), 143 (illegal meeting), 146 (violence by an illegal meeting), and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code. 
They have been booked following a scuffle with the police on the public assembly. He had mentioned that the AAP had obtained the required permission from the police to carry that assembly. Italia’s anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a periods court docket, after which he moved to the High Court.
Italia then surrendered earlier than Ahmedabad police, following which he was produced within the metropolitan court docket and was granted bail.
Italia abuses Hindu rituals and group
In an previous video that just lately went viral on social media, Italia was heard saying, “If you do not like what I have to say then block me and leave because I don’t need you. People are spending a lot of money and time on non-scientific and unnecessary things like Satyanarayan Katha, Bhagwad Katha and other such useless things. Still, people do not know what they’ll gain out of doing this. They waste other people’s time also. If we spend even 5 paisa on such useless things, we do not have a right to live like humans.”
Calling Hindus as ‘eunuchs, Italia additional mentioned, “I am ashamed of such people. It angers me. If you don’t like what I said block me. We don’t need those who clap like hijras in name of rituals and culture. Some Sadhu will speak nonsense from the stage and we have to clap like hijras?”
Scratch an AApiya & you’ll discover a Hindu hater.AAP Gujarat President @Gopal_Italia saying those that attend Satnsang/Kathas/Bhajan applications are Hijdas… 🤡 pic.twitter.com/a2eX9AvD31— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) June 24, 2021
In one other viral video, Italia mocked devotional Hindu congregations and remarked, “Why are these kathakars doing kathas in Surat only? If you are so big go to border for kathas. Go do kathas at Pakistan border and Bangladesh border. Just spare the people here.”
Soon after the controversial movies unfold like wildfire on social media, Italia determined to pay a go to to the Somnath Temple. However, he was reportedly barred from providing prayers on the Somnath Temple. Italia, visibly upset with the incident needed to return with out paying obeisance and as soon as once more blamed the BJP for an orchestrated assault on him. 

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party just lately welcomed Surat businessman Mahesh Savani into the celebration simply forward of the Gujarat state meeting elections.
The transfer, nevertheless, garnered intense criticism as Savani, a prime realtor from Surat was arrested in 2020 on allegations of extortion and kidnapping.
AAP chief and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia pleased with the celebration’s progress within the state claimed, “In Gujarat, the AAP is growing day and night at quadruple speed.”
The state elections in Gujarat are slated to be held in December 2022.