Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into 5 January attack on ED team, directs CID to hand over TMC strongman's custody to central agency. Bengal govt moves SC, seeks stay on CBI investigation.
TMC strongman now suspended by party was arrested Thursday for 'attacking ED officials'. He's also been accused of turning farm land into fish ponds and sexually assaulting local women.
Sheikh Shahjahan's escape from Sandeshkhali following an attack on ED officials ignited a TMC vs BJP war. Now his arrest, nearly two months later, has set off a custody battle.
The election campaign in the next few months will demonstrate if the man whose body language reeked of arrogance and inexplicable confidence just after his arrest is an asset for TMC or a liability.
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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