Mamata vs CBI Highlights: Mamata Banerjee ends 'Save the Constitution' dharna
Kolkata Feb 5: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called off her dharna, which she had started on Sunday night after the CBI's attempt to arrest Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar.
Her protest came hours after officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation attempted to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with two Ponzi scams.
Today, all eyes were on the Supreme Court which will hear the CBI Vs Bengal case . On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought for an urgent hearing after its officers were detained by the West Bengal police, while attempting to probe into chit fund scams.
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The Supreme Court directed Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI after the investigative agency filed filed additional documents in the court to back up its claim that he had destroyed evidence related to the Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams.
"We will direct the Police Commissioner to make himself available and fully cooperate. We will deal with contempt petition later," observed CJI.
The Police Commissioner of Kolkata Rajeev Kumar will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Shillong, Meghalaya as a neutral place.
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Mamata vs CBI: Highlights
Kolkata: Latest #visuals from the site of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's 'Save the Constitution' dharna near Metro Channel. The stage is currently covered with curtains. The dharna over the CBI issue began on the night of February 3. pic.twitter.com/orN4Krt6sB
— ANI (@ANI) February 5, 2019
The failed attempt by the CBI to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams on Sunday became the latest flashpoint between the BJP-led Centre and Banerjee, one of its bitter critics. The CBI has accused Kumar of destroying evidence related to the two fraud cases.
A CBI team was bodily prevented from entering the residence of Kumar by Kolkata police personnel, bundled into vehicles, and detained. Contingents of West Bengal police also descended on CBI premises in the city, as a furious Banerjee rushed to Kumar's residence before beginning a dharna opposite Metro Cinema, one of Kolkata's landmarks.