Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee reached Calcutta High Court on Thursday, where she appeared before Chief Justice HC Sujoy Pal wearing a lawyer’s attire. This case is related to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to post-poll violence in the state, the hearing of which is going on in the High Court.
Entering the court wearing black coat and white band
With Mamata Banerjee reaching the court, the stir in political and legal circles intensified. Tight security arrangements were made in the court premises. Mamta Banerjee entered the court wearing a black coat and white band like lawyers, which attracted everyone’s attention.
#WATCH | Kolkata | Former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, wearing a lawyer’s court, arrives at the Calcutta High Court to appear before Chief Justice HC Sujoy Pal, in connection with the post-poll violence PIL case. She is expected to raise questions on… pic.twitter.com/8u9bTwrZfI
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Kalyan Banerjee’s son has filed a petition
This PIL has been filed by Shirshanya Bandopadhyay, who is the son of TMC leader and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee. In the petition, many questions have been raised regarding the investigation and legal process of post-election violence and related matters.
Politics heated up in the state over allegations of violence after elections
According to sources, Mamata Banerjee can raise questions on many aspects of the hearing and investigation process of the case in the court. It is believed that she will try to know on what basis the investigation of the case is proceeding and what facts have been taken into consideration. The hearing of this case in the Calcutta High Court has already been much discussed, because the politics of the state has been heated for a long time over the allegations of post-poll violence. The opposition has been continuously targeting the TMC government, while the TMC has been calling these allegations a political conspiracy.
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