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If CBI is being called up Mamata and extend- democracy,” he tweeted. ty with the TMC supremo. misused, it’s a matter of digni- ed support to her, saying the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Support from Opposition ty of the nation, and prestige of entire Opposition is together Akhilesh Yadav termed the leaders like Rahul Gandhi, the agency,” said Shiv Sena and it will defeat the fascist CBI’s action undemocratic and Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, spokesman Sanjay Raut. forces. He alleged the events in against the spirit of the Tejashwi Yadav, N The BJD, which has often West Bengal were part of an Constitution. Chandrababu Naidu, Kejriwal sided with the Modi unrelenting attack on India’s “The BJP wants to stay in poured in for Mamata, who Government, too backed institutions by Prime Minister power by hook or by crook. began her sit-in protest in Mamata over the alleged mis- Narendra Modi and the BJP. They are so scared of losing Kolkata on Sunday night over use of the CBI by the Centre While Andhra Pradesh that the CBI is being used as the CBI’s attempt to question and claimed that the federal Chief Minister M election agents. the city police chief in con- probe agency was being “used Chandrababu Naidu said it This is undemocratic and nection with chit fund scams. as a political weapon” ahead of was a glaring example of how against spirit of the While the Shiv Sena, which the general elections. “Modi-Shah duo are destroying Constitution. We demand due is BJP’s partner at Centre and The BJD in a statement the institutions”, Delhi Chief process be followed so that the State Government, said if a said, “Institutional integrity of Minister Arvind Kejriwal came CBI is not used as a tool of polit- State as big as West Bengal can the CBI has to be restored. We out in support of the TMC ical interference,” he tweeted. & R " that it was “unprecedented” targeted the head of an insti- hear on Tuesday the CBI’s ! " that the CBI was stopped from ( tution like the Kolkata police applications which alleged that s the face-off between the lawfully doing its duty when it chief, she said. an extraordinary situation has ABJP and the TMC on the wanted to question the Kolkata )% * “I will prefer giving up my arisen in which the top police issue of the CBI attempt to police chief regarding the chit life to making an insulting com- officials of the West Bengal n a counter offensive of sorts question Kolkata Police fund scam on Sunday. He said BJP.” promise with the situation,” Police are sitting on a dharna Iagainst Sunday’s CBI action Commissioner Rajeev Kumar the CBI team wanted to ques- The sit-in stage was turned Mamata said from the dharna along with a political party in outside the residence of Kolkata in the chit-fund scam blew into tion Kumar as he is “not coop- day after the high-tension into a makeshift office where platform from where she also Kolkata. In another develop- Police Commissioner a full-scale political war, Union erating” in the case. Adrama following the CBI’s Mamata held a Cabinet meet- addressed a farmers’ meet of her ment, West Bengal Governor K Rajiv Kumar, the Kolkata Home Minister Rajnath Singh Making a statement in the attempt to quiz Kolkata Police ing ahead of the State Budget. party on telephone. N Tripathi has submitted a Police on Monday issued on Monday hit hard at the Lok Sabha on the prevailing sit- Commissioner Rajiv Kumar’s Launching a blistering attack on In related development, report to Union Home summons to CBI Joint TMC saying there may be con- uation in Kolkata, Rajnath prompting Mamata Banerjee to the Modi Government for the Supreme Court agreed to Minister Rajnath Singh on the Director Pankaj Srivastava for stitutional breakdown in West described the action against the embark on an indefinite dhar- “destroying democratic insti- give an urgent hearing to the situation that unfolded in the appearing as a witness in a case Bengal. He added the Central CBI probe team a threat to na against the Centre’s alleged tutions,” Mamata said she CBI’s plea alleging destruction city after a CBI team was of fraud worth 45 lakh, Government is vested with the federal system of the coun- highhandedness, the Bengal would prefer giving up her life of electronic evidence related to allegedly obstructed by police sources said. power to take steps to restore try. Chief Minister on Monday to making immoral compro- the Saradha chit fund scam from questioning Kolkata While acknowledging the normalcy in any part of the “There may be constitu- launched a multi-pronged attack mises with the current situation. case by Kolkata Police Police chief Rajeev Kumar in receipt of the notice, the CBI country. tional breakdown in West at the Centre. Mamata said she had tol- Commissioner Rajeev Kumar the Saradha scam, Raj Bhavan Joint Director said he would The Home Minister Bengal... under the The Chief Minister accused erated all that the CBI and and said it will come down sources said on Monday. consider legal action only after accused the TMC of damaging Constitution, the Central the BJP Government of “sub- through it the Centre did to her heavily on him if police office The content of the report taking legal advice. Soon after the Constitution by having Government has been vested verting the Constitution,” and party leaders by framing them “even remotely” tries to destroy was, however, not immediate- getting the notice, Srivastava stopped CBI officials from per- with the power to maintain “condemning anyone as anti- in false cases and torturing the evidence. ly known. left for Delhi by an forming their lawful duties. normalcy in any part of the national who dares question them. 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However, facility here at any given time more than 60 to 70 per cent of the Moreover, any stint up to six #* ) !( The 63-year-old business- Airlines boss. heads of army officers, no for Leave Travel Concession than 1,000 officers move to and likely total expenses and later months is treated as Temporary # "& 2 man had lost a legal challenge The UK court had said it TA/DA advances and claims (LTC) will continue. fro on temporary duty. Earlier, submit the bills. Duty and officers are paid ' # against his extradition in a was satisfied with the various can be processed till receipt of Explaining the implica- while proceeding they could That facility was with- allowances accordingly. !# '! " - !" British court in December. assurances provided by the Under the Extradition Indian Government, including Treaty procedures, the Chief a video of the jail cell, which Magistrate’s verdict was sent to had not only been recently $ % the Home Secretary because redecorated but was also far only he is authorised to order larger than the minimum Mallya’s extradi- requirement threshold. Even as the arguments and guards accompanying him tion. Meanwhile, India wel- counter-arguments were ensure that the pachyderm is Mallya is comed UK Government’s order n a moving tale of man-ani- exchanged in the court, the ele- kept out of human habitation. on bail on an to extradite Mallya and said it Imal relationship, elephant phant and the cavalcade of offi- extradition awaits “early completion” of the Chinna Thambi has captured cials are on their way to warrant execut- legal process in the matter.