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.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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