‘Sandeshkhali incident extremely shameful‘: Calcutta HC slams Bengal govt
On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) led Bengal government over the Sandeshkhali violence case.
Calling the case “extremely shameful“, the court pulled up the ruling Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government, saying it is their “100% responsibility” if the “safety of a citizen is under threat”.
The High Court said, “What has happened in Sandeshkhali is extremely shameful. The entire district administration and the ruling dispensation owe moral responsibility for what has happened in Sandeshkhali. 100% responsibility lies with the ruling party if the safety of a citizen is under threat; the government is responsible.”
During Thursday’s hearing, Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, T S Sivagnanam, said even if 1% of what advocate Tibrewal said is true, it would be shameful, considering Bengal boasts of the statistics report of calling itself the safest state for women.
Furthermore, the lawyer assisting the court in the case said that a report has been filed in which all issues, including land grabbing, have been looked at.
“Few lands are being returned. They admitted that lands were grabbed, but the way in which lands are being returned is not proper. Land was grabbed by some people, but now the state is returning the land. How is this happening? We also found that several women are being tortured, and the way complaints are being filed in the police is also not proper,” the court’s assistant added.
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