The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stated it can resolve in a while contemplating the affidavits by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak on their roles on May 17, the day when 4 leaders, three of them from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) had been. ), was arrested by the CBI within the Narada case.
Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta objected to the acceptance of the affidavit, claiming that it was filed after finishing his arguments.
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, showing for the Chief Minister, submitted that the affidavit pertains to an individual who has nothing to do with the case. “Sorry for the inconvenience, but it is a question of justice. This affidavit has been filed on behalf of an accused who has nothing to do with the case. If the affidavit is ignored, the interests of justice will be served.” No. These are severe allegations of CBI, so they need to show the info. Why ought to he? [Mehta] Do you draw back from revealing the info?”
Advocate General Kishor Dutta referred to the Calcutta High Court guidelines and stated that when the arguments have began, they don’t bar the submitting of the affidavit. “We have the right to file it within four weeks under the rules,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the TMC hit out at BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition within the state meeting Suvendu Adhikari, saying “there is no democracy in West Bengal”.
Referring to the official’s go to to Delhi, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh stated, “The one who knocked on the doorways of Union ministers has taken this journey for self-defence. He has gone there to flee the CBI investigation. He is lobbying in order that the Speaker of the Lok Sabha doesn’t enable the CBI to prosecute him.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
