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Calcutta HC grants interim relief to Abhishek Banerjee in signature forgery case

Calcutta HC grants interim relief to Abhishek Banerjee in signature forgery case

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee interim protection from any coercive action in a signature forgery case over the party`s choice of Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly. Justice Kausik Chanda, while granting interim protection for three weeks, directed Banerjee to appear before the CID at its headquarters, Bhabani Bhaban, here by 6 pm on Thursday for questioning in the case. Banerjee`s lawyer stated that the MP is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata from Delhi around 4 pm. The matter will come up for hearing again after two weeks. The controversy centres around a meeting called by Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence, where discussions were held regarding the naming of the LoP. Allegations have surfaced that signatures of several MLAs were affixed on related documents despite their absence from the meeting, triggering a political storm in the state. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data …

Abhishek presents 10 ‘dead voters’ at Cooch Behar rally: ‘BJP’s stooge EC’ | Kolkata News

Abhishek presents 10 ‘dead voters’ at Cooch Behar rally: ‘BJP’s stooge EC’ | Kolkata News

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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday presented 10 more people, who were allegedly declared dead in the draft electoral rolls during the SIR exercise in West Bengal, at a rally here, and accused the Election Commission of taking away voting rights of citizens through the ongoing exercise. He also alleged that the BJP-led Centre has not been keeping its electoral promises, and said the fight in the upcoming assembly elections is between the people of the state and the saffron party. Calling the 10 people on the stage during the rally, Banerjee said, “All of them were born and brought up in Cooch Behar, but they were declared dead by the BJP’s stooge Election Commission,” Banerjee alleged. The names of these 10 people were “struck off the electoral rolls in the ongoing SIR”, he said.Earlier this month, Banerjee had paraded two men and a woman, allegedly marked as dead voters in the draft electoral rolls, at a rally in South 24 Parganas district. Claiming that around 3.5 lakh people of Cooch Behar district alone have …

After man held for recce, Mamata says BJP tried to kill Abhishek | Kolkata News

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A day after Kolkata Police arrested a person from Mumbai for allegedly conducting a recce of the residence and offices of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that it was an attempt by the BJP to kill her nephew. Campaigning for her party candidate Satabdi Roy at Tarapith in Birbhum, the CM said, “One of the gaddars (traitors) in the BJP said that a bomb would explode. If you have a grudge against me, you can kill me with a bomb. You even tried to kill Abhishek, but we came to know in advance. They even conducted a recce at his house, called him on Facetime, and sought an appointment. Had Abhishek met him, the man would have shot Abhishek and fled.” The TMC chief was referring to a remark made by BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, who had said there would be a “big explosion on Monday that will shake the TMC and its top brass.” Kolkata …