Kolkata: Expressing disappointment over the arrest of 4 Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, together with two ministers, in reference to the Narada sting case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stated the court docket will determine on the matter.
The TMC supremo made these remarks after popping out of the CBI’s workplace at Nizam Palace in south Kolkata after almost six hours.
Earlier within the day, the CBI arrested West Bengal ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra, and former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee in reference to the 2016 Narada sting operation case.
Banerjee, who rushed to the CBI workplace earlier within the day following the arrests, stated that she too ought to be arrested.
The TMC supporters later staged a protest towards the arrests and pelted stones on the CBI workplace.
CBI spokesperson R.C. Joshi stated the TMC supporters created ruckus exterior the CBI workplace following the arrests, including further forces had been referred to as in to carry the state of affairs underneath management because the TMC supporters tried to interrupt the barricades exterior the investigating company’s workplace.
The TMC supporters, who demanded quick launch of the 4 arrested, additionally raised slogans towards the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Centre and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar.
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TMC MP and the Chief Minister’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee stated that they’ll struggle this battle legally.
“I urge everyone to abide by the law & refrain from any activity that violates lockdown norms for the sake of the larger interest of Bengal and its people. We have utmost faith in the judiciary & the battle will be fought legally,” he tweeted.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra additionally lambasted the ruling get together on the Centre over the arrests and alleged it to be a “political vendetta after outright rejection” by the folks within the state meeting polls.
“Utter violation of Democratic Norms & Federalist Polity by Modi-Shah controlled CBI,arresting 2 Bengal Ministers WITHOUT Assembly Speaker’s permission as per protocol. Political Vendetta after outright REJECTION by people of Bengal. Reveals Neo-Fascist mindset of BJP-SanghParivar,” he tweeted.
