Today(on 24th July),West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to a division bench of the Calcutta High Court for a stay on a single bench order that barred her and three others from making defamatory statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose. The interim order has led to a legal dispute, with Banerjee and her co-appellants contesting the ruling.
Shahjahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali is embroiled in ED allegations of converting illegal funds into assets through dummy traders. West Bengal Police filed 13 FIRs citing threats, extortion, and land grabbing. The case garnered significant media attention during elections. The Enforcement Directorate’s investigation led to arrests and exposed Shahjahan’s criminal network, amassing assets worth ₹27 crore.
On Wednesday(22nd May),PM Modi criticizes opposition parties for rampant appeasement politics following the Calcutta High Court’s annulment of OBC status in West Bengal since 2010, highlighting the court’s rebuke to the INDI alliance for allegedly distributing OBC status to the Muslim community for electoral gains.
