Alleged Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik’s Convoy In Cooch Behar, Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe

On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court mandated a CBI probe into claims that Nisith Pramanik, the Union Minister of State for Home, and his convoy have been attacked within the Cooch Behar district throughout the remaining week of February. Suvendu Adhikari, the chief of the opposition within the West Bengal Assembly, filed a PIL by which he claimed that on February 25, whereas visiting his district, Pramanik, a BJP MP from Dinhata in north Bengal, was attacked and stones have been thrown at his convoy.

He pleaded for a CBI probe into the alleged assault, alleging that the state police had rejected the CISF’s request to file a criticism whereas they have been defending the minister, and had as an alternative detained BJP activists. The alleged assault on the Union minister was the topic of a CBI probe, which was ordered by a division bench chaired by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava. Additionally, Adhikari claimed that bombs have been thrown on the minister’s convoy, inflicting harm to it. In opposition to the petition and disputing the accusations, West Bengal Advocate General S. N. Mookherjee spoke for the state administration. The assault, in response to Adhikari’s allegations within the PIL, was carried out by Trinamul Congress activists.

February 25: Attack On The Convoy

At Dinhata in Cooch Behar on February 25, there have been claims of an assault on the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s deputy Pramanik. The BJP claimed that there have been bombings, shootings, and stone-throwing assaults. Pramanik went to Dinhata on that day, as acknowledged within the beforehand revealed programme. He was partaking with BJP members whereas touring varied neighbourhoods there. Local studies declare that when his convoy arrived within the Burirhat area, Trinamool employees confirmed him a black flag. As a outcome, issues bought heated up. The North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha, in response to the BJP, orchestrated the assault on Pramanik’s convoy. However, Pramanik was attacked again by Udayan, the minister in command of North Bengal’s Development, who blamed him for your entire incident. According to the Trinamool MLA of Dinhata, Pramanik allegedly meant to occupy the world with anti-social components. 

Following this, the BJP raised issues in regards to the state’s legislation and order scenario. About the occasion, Governor CV Anand Bose additionally spoke. The governor described the assault as “deplorable” and questioned the state’s legislation and order scenario. Following this, the BJP transfer the division bench, presided over by Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava.