The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea looking for instructions to the Centre, the West Bengal authorities and the Election Commission to make sure “free, peaceful, safe and fair” meeting polls scheduled this 12 months within the state.
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, whereas declining to entertain the PIL of 1 Puneet Kaur Dhanda, mentioned it was open for her to take different treatment as permissible in legislation. “You take other remedies available under the law,” mentioned the bench which additionally comprised justices Hemant Gupta and R Subhash Reddy within the proceedings carried out by way of video conferencing.
The plea, filed by way of lawyer Vineet Dhanda, had sought a number of reliefs together with a route to the CBI to probe alleged killings of political activists and adversaries of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party within the state.
During the temporary listening to, the lawyer mentioned Rohingya voters from Telengana have gotten themselves registered as voters in West Bengal and “Hindu voters are not allowed to go out to vote in places where Muslims are in majority”. He additionally alleged BJP leaders, together with its nationwide President J P Nadda, had been attacked in West Bengal.
“Free and fair elections is not possible in the state in such condition,” Dhanda urged, including, “free and fair election is possible under the watchful eyes on the apex court”.
The public curiosity litigation (PIL) had made Union Ministry of Home Affairs, West Bengal authorities, the Election Commission, the state ballot panel, the Director General of Police and CBI as events. “The petitioner is looking for indulgence of this courtroom as the continual violation of elementary rights, statutory rights and human rights within the state of West Bengal has reached its zenith and the state authorities and its police equipment is concerned in such violations.
“No steps to prevent such violation of fundamental, statutory and human rights is being taken by the state government rather it is the state government and its machinery which is responsible for such brutal violation of rights in the State of West Bengal,” the plea mentioned.
Referring to latest assault on the cavalcade of the BJP President n the state, the plea had additionally sought a route to “Union Home Secretary and DGP, West Bengal to take strict action against errant senior officers involved in dereliction of duty in protection of the BJP’s National President”.
The PIL had alleged the basic rights equivalent to proper to life and private liberty and equality and the statutory proper to vote below the Representation of the individuals Act, 1951 of the residents are being violated within the state. The plea alleged that in previous few years, there have been incidents of “systematic killings of political leaders especially belonging to BJP”.
The ruling social gathering has not finished something to cease the brutal violence in opposition to leaders of the BJP and different events which aren’t in energy within the state, it mentioned. It had sought a route to authorities to submit an in depth motion taken report and the standing in circumstances of killings of opposition social gathering leaders particularly earlier than the highest courtroom.
It had sought a route to state police to make sure security of social gathering staff belonging to opposition events in West Bengal throughout canvassing, casting of votes and counting of ballots in meeting elections subsequent 12 months.
The plea had sought deployment of paramilitary forces within the state to make sure free and honest elections.