New Delhi: The political recreation in West Bengal doesn’t look to be over even after the conclusion of meeting elections as a brand new energy play has begun. Days after the election outcomes, the CBI arrested 4 TMC leaders in the Narada sting case, which has led to a contemporary tussle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Monday (May 17) mentioned the energy recreation taking part in out in Bengal over the arrest of TMC leaders in reference to the Narada case.
TMC activists gathered exterior the CBI workplace in Kolkata right now and pelted stones at the police and safety forces. These activists had been angered by the arrest of Cabinet Ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former minister Sovan Chatterjee.
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee reached the CBI workplace to protest in opposition to the arrest and shortly thereafter TMC staff additionally surrounded the constructing of the CBI workplace. The police lathi-charged TMC staff.
The gravity of the Narada case might be understood by the indisputable fact that Mamata Banerjee herself staged a protest at the CBI workplace for 5 and a half hours to rescue the leaders.
The order to research the case was given by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The TMC said that if any investigating company needs to arrest a member of the Legislative Assembly, it’s essential to get the permission of the Speaker. Moreover, if a minister must be arrested, it may be achieved solely with the permission of the cupboard.
Mamata Banerjee is defending the accused leaders utilizing these two arguments.
However in 2004, the Supreme Court had stated in one of its choices that if a authorities prevents the investigating businesses from taking motion in opposition to its minister, then the determination to take motion will depend upon the discretion of the Governor of the state.
In easy phrases, this determination of the Governor and the motion of the CBI is constitutional.
What is the Narada case?
In 2014, a journalist carried out a sting operation of 12 TMC leaders. These included 7 MPs at the time, 4 ministers from the Mamata Banerjee authorities and one TMC MLA.
It was alleged that every one these leaders had been caught taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh every. The 12 accused included Suvendu Adhikari and Mukul Roy, who had been earlier in TMC however have now joined BJP.
Now the TMC’s cost is that when the CBI is investigating this complete matter, why is it not taking motion in opposition to the BJP leaders.
The reply is that the CBI has sought motion in opposition to Suvendu Adhikari, Saugat Roy, Kakoli Ghosh and Prasun Banerjee, however Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has not given his consent but, as a result of which the motion has been stalled. The CBI wants the permission of the Lok Sabha speaker to take motion in opposition to them.
Today, a particular CBI court docket granted bail to all 4 TMC leaders arrested.
However, the bail order was stayed by the Calcutta High Court and the leaders will proceed to be in CBI custody until May 19.
