West Bengal: TMC appeals Calcutta High Court to withdraw order asking NHRC to investigate post-poll violence
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Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress government on Sunday appealed to the five judge bench of Calcutta High Court to withdraw their verdict dated June 18 where the Calcutta High Court has asked the National Human Rights Commission to form a committee to review the post poll violence in the state.

According to TMC sources, there was no violence and also that the state government is trying its best to review the matter for which the TMC had appealed to the High Court to withdraw the previous verdict, the hearing of which is due on June 21.

Meanwhile, BJP IT cell head, Amit Malviya took to Twitter and stated that with the fear of being exposed, the ruling party had appealed to the court.

“It is not surprising that Mamata Banerjee has moved Calcutta High Court demanding that the 5 judge bench order asking NHRC to investigate post poll violence be withdrawn. WB Govt is complicit, has been dragging its feet on complaints. Now they fear getting exposed hence the move”, Malviya wrote in a tweet.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari also met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to seek his help to curb the post-poll violence.

Notably, Dhankhar during his three days tour to the national capital met President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah twice to inform them about the prevailing post-poll violence in the state.

Ahead of his meeting with the Governor, Suvendu stated that soon with a series of false cases slapped on the BJP workers and leaders, he will move the Supreme Court seeking CBI probe in the case.

“IC, SP should be taught a lesson as they are slapping false cases on BJP workers and once they are interrogated, then the kingpin behind the game will also come in front”, claimed Suvendu.