C M Y K RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 O on Thursday. has filed an affidavit in the top “We will inquire and go to court claiming a larger con- he Supreme Court on the root of alleged claims of fix- spiracy of alleged fixers to TWednesday roped in CBI, ers at work and manipulating frame the CJI on allegations of Intelligence Bureau and Delhi the judiciary. If they continue sexual harassment, placed Police to go into the larger con- to work then none of us will OP before the Bench material to spiracy behind the attempt to survive... Fixing has no role to substantiate his claims. “frame” Chief Justice of India play in the system. We will The Bench after perusing Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual inquire and take it to the logi- the material, placed by him in harassment case. The court cal end,” it said. a sealed cover, said “very dis- emphasised that it will go to the Earlier in the day, the apex turbing” facts have emerged in root of the alleged conspiracy court directed chiefs of the CBI, the matter. and the sensational claims IB and Delhi Police to appear MN “Can you call some respon- made by a lawyer that he was and meet in chambers sible officers from the CBI, offered bribe to “fix” the CJI. the three judges who are hear- preferably the director? Can A three-judge Special ing his claim that there was a you call him to meet us in our Bench headed by Justice Arun larger conspiracy to frame the chambers?” Justice Mishra Mishra said if fixers continue to CJI. asked Venugopal. work and manipulate the judi- After meeting the directors He replied in the affirma- ciary as claimed, neither this of the CBI and the IB, and the tive and referred to the April institution nor any of “us” will Delhi Police Commissioner, 20 Facebook post of Bains in survive. the Bench reassembled at 3 pm O which he had claimed that The Bench, also compris- to hear the matter at length. P there was a larger conspiracy ing justices RF Nariman and The court turned down a by some people to fix verdicts Deepak Gupta, asked lawyer request by Attorney General of the Supreme Court and Bengali sweets and his favourite Relating an interesting inci- Utsav Singh Bains, who has KK Venugopal and Solicitor malign the office of the CJI. ‘Kurta-Pyjama’ from Kolkata. dent where he hit out at the made claims of a larger con- General Tushar Mehta to order between the hearing of meeting these officers in secret. Mehta told the Bench that n a non-political interview In an interaction with film `double-faced` practices of spiracy, to file another affidavit a court-monitored SIT probe Bains’ claims of larger con- We don’t want any evidence to he was very disturbed with the Ion Wednesday Prime star Akshay Kumar, the Prime ‘Samajwadis’, the Prime Minister by Thursday morning after he into the matter, saying the spiracy and the in-house be disclosed,” the Bench said. It allegations against the CJI as Minister Narendra Modi Minister detailed some inter- said once when he came out of claimed that he has some more court was not venturing into inquiry ordered into the sexu- had asked the three officers to well as claims made by the revealed that notwithstanding esting anecdotes of his life say- the Pune Railway station and “incriminating evidence”. any enquiry at this moment. al harassment allegations meet the judges in chamber at lawyer and said they concern political rivalries West Bengal ing he has never been nervous was walking down the road, a The Bench said it will The Bench also clarified against the CJI. 12.30 pm. the judiciary in the country. Chief Minister Mamata while speaking at internation- three-wheeler was slowly mov- take up the matter for hearing that there is no connection “It is not an enquiry. We are At the outset Bains, who Banerjee used to send him al fora. Modi said so when ing by his side. After a distance Kumar asked him whether he he stopped and asked the was nervous when he first ‘Rikshaw wala’ why he was fol- spoke in the United Nations lowing him. To his surprise, the after taking over as Prime three-wheeler driver quizzed Minister. him “Are you a Samajwadi ?” Pointing out that contrary To that Modi asked “ what to public perception there is makes you say so ?” R good bonhomie among polit- “Sir, all Samajwadis walk a ical leaders and they keep distance for a while before good relations with each other, stepping into a rickshaw as they Modi said Bangladesh Prime do not want public to see that Prime Minister saying how Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazid they are taking to rickshaw during his regime the two used to send her Bengali sweets comfort”, Modi said and ven after the Election major scams had taken place in and when Mamataji (West laughed suggesting that there ECommission of India crack- here seemed no political the name of Jandhan and Bengal Chief Minister) came to was a gap between the preach- ing down heavily on the politi- you have given clean chit to T"hangover" of gifts being demonetisation. know about it she would also ing and practice of ‘Samajwadis’ cians over loose comments, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. exchanged between Narendra She said, “Notebandi and send him Bengali sweets. The in the county. especially women leaders, n a major relief to Sadhvi Applicant did not ask about Modi and Mamata Banerjee as Jandhan were two scams that Prime Minister said TMC chief While answering the actor’s politicians in Madhya Pradesh IPragya Singh Thakur, a it. the duo pounced on each other happened during Modi's rule" would also send him a set of answer, Modi also quipped seem unfazed. Special National Investigation Keep in mind that the from public rallies hours after a paving way for huge amount ‘kurta-Pyjama’ each year from about his wife and columnist Two senior leaders from Agency (NIA) court here on court has framed charges televised interview of the Prime of black money that went to Kolkata. Detailing some of his Twinkle Khanna’s views saying BJP and Congress were Wednesday rejected a plea against her because it found Minister highlighted Mamata's The PM in an interview to the saffron coffer. "With that habits, he said he is habitual of she takes her anger against engaged in below the belt seeking to restrain her from some substance in allega- 'sweet diplomacy' with Modi. In film star Akshay Kumar con- black money they have been taking tea without sugar at 5 (me) that would have balanced remarks on women. contesting the Lok Sabha polls tions made against her,” Judge the interview, the PM said he ceded having received sweet fighting elections, buying am and then in the evening at Kumar’s family life. “ That way Former BJP State head and from Bhopal, even as it Padalkar observed. often received gifts like sweet and apparel from Mamata at votes," she said warning, 6 pm under open sky. “But that I am doing a favour to you”, said the Khandwa candidate upbraided the investigating Sadhvi Pragya is one of and apparel from his stated the cost of affecting electoral "When we will come to power is not possible in his South an smiling Modi. “I keep tabs Nandkumar Singh Chauhan agency for mentioning in its the seven accused who are arch rival, the Bengal Chief prospects. “It may affect me will definitely get them Block office”, he said. on social media to know what who made headlines calling response to the plea that it had being tried by Special Court Minister. during elections but I can admit probed." Asked what would he want is happening in the world. I al- scribes Pakistainis for asking given a “clean chit” to Sadhvi under the Unlawful Activities "Yes I send him sweets but that Mamata still gifts me kur- She said, "If someone mis- if he gets the magical lamp so keep an eye on your and Tw- uncomfortable questions and Pragya in the case. Prevention Act (UAPA) and I will not let him take votes," tas," said the PM, adding that takes political courtesy for ‘Aaladeen-ka-chirag’, the Prime inkle Khanna’s Twitter ac- also said that Rahul Gandhi Hearing an application various other sections of the Mamata told a huge rally at when the Chief Minister heard something else then one is liv- Minster said there was noth- counts. could say he was bringing a filed by Nisar Ahmed Sayyad IPC for their alleged involve- Serampore in Hooghly even that "Bangladesh PM Sheikh ing in a fool's paradise because ing like this exists as the con- The way she vents her machine where he would put a Bilal, father of one of the vic- ment in the 2008 Malegaon as the Opposition CPI(M) Hasina gifted me Bengali we in Bengal will give them cept has come from outside. anger against me, your family man form one side and a tims in the 2008 Malegaon blasts. and the Congress promptly sweets, she also started sending sweets but not votes." Neverthless, he said he would life must be quite peaceful. woman would come out of the blasts, seeking to restrain On October 30, 2018, went to town "exposing the me the same." Reacting to Banerjee's wish that all the people in the She would take out all the other.