The National Human Rights Commission probing post-poll violence in Bengal has submitted a damaging report in the Calcutta High Court underscoring the “politico-bureaucratic-criminal nexus” in Bengal. The NHRC recommended an investigation to be carried out by a Special Investigation Team of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
A five-judge Bench of the Court hearing a PIL had earlier directed the NHRC to investigate the alleged post-poll violence. The panel conducted a 20-day investigation visiting 311 spots of alleged occurrences.
Submitting a 50-page report, the seven-member NHRC team has named a bevy of senior Trinamool Congress leaders, including Ministers and legislators, in its list of “notorious criminals” — who directed and orchestrated attacks on Opposition supporters and voters.
Referring to a relevant quote from Tagore (“where the mind is without fear”) the report concludes that Bengal is a perfect manifestation of “law of ruler” instead of “rule of law.”
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee summarily rejected the report as a “burning example of BJP’s vendetta politics”.
Among the senior TMC leaders indicted in the report are a Minister from North 24 Parganas, MLAs from North and South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, Birbhum, former MLAs and senior leaders from Cooch Behar,Nandigram and other places.
