Firhad Hakim, arrested by CBI in connection with the Narada bribery scandal, is first Muslim mayor of Kolkata post-Independence, and first Muslim chair of Tarakeswar Temple board.
CBI had challenged 2 Calcutta High Court orders in Supreme Court, one of which directed that the 4 TMC leaders accused in the Narada scam case be kept under house arrest.
Bengal ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee were arrested Monday morning in the 2016 Narada sting op case.
CBI also arrested former Trinamool ministers Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee in Narada case. An official said chargesheet will be filed in court today.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has given approval to CBI to prosecute 4 politicians in Narada sting op case — Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Sovan Chatterjee & Madan Mitra.
Mukul Roy, Suvendu Adhikari and Sovan Chatterjee, all accused in Saradha chit fund scam & Narada sting cases, are now in BJP and hold significant posts.
CBI took over case in 2017 and sought permission in April 2019 from Lok Sabha Speaker to prosecute three MPs — Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Sougata Roy and Prasun Banerjee — and former MP Subhendu Adhikari.
Historically, football has been used as a lens through which political anger, identity, and resistance come into focus. From Mohun Bagan to Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast, this claim can be easily cemented.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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