As the dust began to settle after the dizzying chain of events of Monday over the arrest of four senior politicians in the Narada sting case, its wider fallout appeared to be a bitterly critical majority view emerging over the role of the CBI and the saffron ecosystem allegedly behind it.
It remained unclear whether the CBI’s alleged masters were looking for political gains from sending it into selective hyperactivity over the Narada “sting” operation immediately after the historic mandate in favour of Mamata Banerjee or whether the arrests were an act of vendetta.
If they were angling for gains, the move seems to have dismally backfired as chief minister Mamata Banerjee found support from even some of her fiercest opponents, such as the Congress’s state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and CPM state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra.
Mamata Banerjee, Bengal law minister made parties in CBI petition before HC to transfer Narada case
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Mamata Banerjee, Bengal law minister made parties in CBI petition before HC to transfer Narada casePTI
Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 02:06 PM IST
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The probe agency said that a number of followers of the arrested political leaders gheraoed the CBI office in Nizam Palace area, and did not allow its officers to move out to enable them to produce the accused in court.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak have been made parties in a petition by the CBI before the Calcutta High Court seeking transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the state.
The Calcutta High Court adjourned till Thursday the hearing in the Narada sting tape case in which two West Bengal ministers, an MLA and a former mayor were arrested by the CBI.
This means, ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, Trinamul Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former city mayor Sovan Chatterjee will continue to remain in judicial custody.
The hearing on the bail application of the four Trinamul leaders was held on Wednesday along with the CBI’s petition to move the case from Bengal to elsewhere before a Calcutta High Court bench headed by acting chief justice Rajesh Bindal.
Search Mamata, Bengal Law Minister made parties in CBI plea to transfer Narada case Calcutta HC will also hear pleas by arrested TMC leaders to recall order staying their bail
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak have been made parties in a petition by the CBI before the Calcutta High Court seeking transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the state.
A division bench presided by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal fixed the matter for hearing at 2 pm on Wednesday.
The bench will also hear petitions by ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee for recall of its order staying the bail granted by a CBI court in connection with their arrest in the case, on Monday.
Mamata, Bengal minister made parties in CBI plea seeking transfer of Narada case
Mamata, Bengal minister made parties in CBI plea seeking transfer of Narada case
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak have been made parties in a petition by the CBI seeking the transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the state.
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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak have been made parties in a petition by the CBI before the Calcutta High Court seeking transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the state.
A division bench presided by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal fixed the matter for hearing at 2 pm on Wednesday.