New Delhi, March 28 -- Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Friday thanked the Supreme Court for quashing the FIR filed against him over his poem and said that this message from the apex court goes far.

Speaking with ANI, Pratapgarhi said, "I thank the Supreme Court for giving such an important judgement. This is a relief not just for Imran Pratpgarhi, but this message goes far. If a baseless FIR is filed against me, then you can imagine how normal citizens must be becoming victims of this."

Earlier in the day, stressing the importance of protecting freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR registered against Congress MP by Gujarat police over a social media post with a poem 'ae khoon ke pyase baat suno..."

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