"Shouldn't Exhaust Himself...": High Court On Petition By BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
NDTV
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly had alleged that Kali Puja processions were attacked by a mob in Kolkata's Rajabazar and Narkeldanga areas on Saturday.
Hearing a petition by West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on an alleged attack by "radicals" during a Kali Puja procession in Kolkata, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to file a report and ensure that peace is maintained.
Noting that the petition had been filed by the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, the court said, "We had earlier said that the first petitioner (Mr Adhikari) should not exhaust himself. He holds a very responsible position. It is very surprising for me to see the leader of the opposition as a petitioner. Usually, it is the head of the party's legal cell or something like that."
Mr Adhikari had alleged that a Kali Puja procession was attacked by a mob in Kolkata's Rajabazar and Narkeldanga areas on Saturday. Posting videos on X, the BJP leader had accused the police of being in a slumber and demanded the deployment of central forces to protect people who are being attacked by "radicals" in Bengal.
