The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday knowledgeable the Calcutta High Court that it has no reservation if the deployment of central forces in West Bengal is prolonged if the scenario calls for within the gentle of allegations of post-poll violence within the state.
The courtroom directed the Centre and the West Bengal authorities to evaluate the scenario following the costs of post-poll violence as made by petitioners and disclose all related info relating to those on the subsequent date of listening to on June 21.
During the listening to, Additional Solicitor General Asok Chakrabarti, representing the Union Home Ministry, submitted earlier than the courtroom that it has no reservations about extending deployment of central forces within the state if the scenario calls for.
The counsel for Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, one of many petitioners in two PILs, submitted {that a} report by the West Bengal authorities states that until June 12, a complete of 107 FIRs have been lodged and that 18 of those usually are not associated to post-poll violence, claiming that thus it admits that post-poll violence was certainly occurring within the state.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal concluded on June 1 and outcomes have been declared on June 4.
A division bench presided by Justice Harish Tandon directed that the matter be listed for listening to once more on June 21, until which date the central forces have already been directed by the courtroom to remain put in Bengal.
It was alleged by Adhikari and lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal of their separate PILs that folks belonging to a selected political celebration have been being subjected to atrocities following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election course of.
The division bench, additionally comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, stated that its essential concern is the security and safety of the residents as severe allegations have been made by the petitioners within the PILs.
Appearing for the state, Advocate General Kishore Dutta stated that the state authorities was doing its job in sustaining legislation and order.
Petitioner-lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal claimed that she has a listing of 250 individuals who have been ousted from their properties for his or her political views and have been staying in a dharamshala in Kolkata.
She sought to submit a supplementary affidavit on this regard earlier than the courtroom on the subsequent date of listening to.
