"New Planning": Mamata Banerjee Slams Centre's Judges' Appointments Letter
NDTV
Alleging that the Centre has a motive behind the move, she called it "a new type of planning".
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the 'union government was acting with a motive' as she weighed in on the issue of the union government writing to the Chief Justice of India for a government representative to be included in the Collegium that selects judges for higher courts. "We want total independence of judiciary," she said.
Alleging that the Centre has a motive behind the move, she called it "a new type of planning".
"If there is central government representation in their collegium in the Supreme Court, then states will also obviously include the state government representative or Chief Minister in the collegium, or the government representative. But ultimately, what will be the result?" she questioned.
She said Collegium recommendations go from High Courts to the Supreme Court, which then sends their picks to the government of India. "Now there will be no value for the state government recommendation and ultimately the central government will directly interfere in the judiciary; that we don't want. We want the judiciary to give justice for all," Mamata Banerjee said, criticising the move.
