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As the fight for political space gets brutal in West Bengal, a look at its violent past
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As the fight for political space gets brutal in West Bengal, a look at its violent pastBy
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Last month, BJP president JP Nadda’s convoy was attacked allegedly by TMC goons. Stone-pelting and open fight followed soon after. While it made national headlines, Bengalis would have slotted it under routine pre-election skirmish. For, Bengal’s encounter with violence runs deep. It has seen worse days.
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BJP workers burn an effigy of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a demonstration after BJP President J P Nadda s convoy was attacked in the state.
SC Issues Order Protecting BJP Leaders And TMC Dissenters From Arrest By Bengal Police
BJP MP Arjun Singh (Pic via Twitter)
The Supreme Court of India has stopped the West Bengal police from arresting BJPâs state in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya, MP Arjun Singh, Mukul Roy amongst other petitioners until further orders,
Times of Indiareports.
Senior advocates Mahesh Jethmalani and Mukul Rohatgi appeared for the applicants alleged that the state police filed numerous frivolous cases TMC dissenters who joined the saffron party.
The bench comprised of Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjay Kishan Kaul has directed the central government, Mamata Banerjeeâs government and party along with the state DGP to not arrest any petitioners with regards to the FIRs that have been registered against them so far.
NEW DELHI: At a time when the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is facing desertions, the Supreme Court on Friday stopped the West Bengal government from letting loose the police against the deserters and other political rivals by stopping arrest of BJP MPs Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy, Arjun Singh and others, against whom it has lodged dozens of FIRs.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy heard senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Mahesh Jethmalani for the petitioners, who claimed that ever since some leaders quit TMC and joined BJP, the West Bengal police had registered dozens of frivolous cases against them even when TMC activists were the ones who caused violence against them and their supporters.
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NEW DELHI: A group of senior BJP leaders, Arjun Singh and Kailsah Vijayavargiya, got protection against arrest from the Supreme Court in connection with various cases registered agaisnt them by the West Bengal government.
The top court has sought response from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government on the plea by the BJP leaders alleging political vendetta unleashed by the state .
Petitioner leaders of BJP Arjun Singh, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy, Saurabh Singh, Pawan Kumar Singh and Kabir Shankar Bose alleged that the Mamta Banerjee government has foisted false cases and unleashed a terror raj in the state .
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