Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, Dec 28, 2007
ePaper
Online edition of India's National Newspaper Friday, Dec 28, 2007 ePaper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Delhi |
|
News:
ePaper |
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary |
New Delhi
“Chief Minister had not apologised for violence” Says directive under Article 355 needed NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has once again reiterated its demand that the Centre issue a directive to the West Bengal government under Article 355 of the Constitution to ensure “fair investigation” of murder, rape and arson cases in Nandigram. The demand was articulated by BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad here on Wednesday to coincide with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattarcharjee’s visit to Nandigram. He said the Calcutta High Court had taken a serious view of the police firing in the area and the West Bengal Governor had publicly condemned the violence. However, Mr. Prasad regretted “the Chief Minister had not apologised for the violence by Communist Party of India (Marxist) cadre.” “11 murder cases”Mr. Prasad was immediately asked by several reporters whether senior BJP leaders or the Gujarat Chief Minister had apologised for the murder, rape and arson allegedly committed by BJP workers, activists and even MLAs during the 2002 riots. “We condemned the violence,” Mr. Prasad said. The BJP alleged there were 11 cases of murder (7 under the Nandigram police station and 4 under Khejun) in the police firing on the peaceful rally, 14 killings of innocent people under probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, seven cases of rape in the Nandigram police station area, and many cases of arson. Even some retired and serving army men and their houses were attacked, Mr. Prasad added while suggesting that the CBI was not being allowed to investigate the cases fairly and freely. It is to ensure “fair investigation” that a directive from the Centre to West Bengal under Article 355 was needed, he said.
Printer friendly
page
News:
ePaper |
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
|
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Home |
Copyright © 2007, The
Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu
|
