Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala politics is witnessing a dramatic political turnaround that many within the CPI(M) are already describing as a rare moment of political poetic justice.The decision to restore the party membership of Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of former CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, after three years of political exile has exposed the rapidly changing power equations inside the party, especially in the backdrop of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tightening its …
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Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shantanu Sinha Biswas and real estate developer Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu were produced before the Bankshall court on Thursday as the ED custody period expired. Shantanu’s lawyer requested the judge to grant his client the status of a ‘Grade One’ prisoner.Shantanu’s lawyer said on Thursday, “Shantanu has a threat to his life. My client has conducted important investigations in several police stations. Several accu…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) Tension flared outside the rented residence of veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the wake of the Enforcement Department raids on Wednesday, as angry party workers allegedly attacked vehicles carrying agency officials soon after the searches ended.Three vehicles accompanying the ED team were damaged in the violence, while central security personnel, drivers and a few police officials sustained injuries as protesters went o…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government had terminated the services of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, who was arrested by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The action was in connection with a couple of money laundering-cum-land-linked syndicate cases involving a notorious and currently absconding history-sheeter.Despite attaining the official retirement age of 60, Biswas was retained under extension for two years by the previous Mamata Banerjee-l…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam and his private secretary Sanjeev Lal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged tender commission scam being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh ordered their conditional release after hearing special leave petitions (SLPs) challenging the Jharkhand High Court’s order refusing bail…
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Criticising the attack and unruly behaviour by AAP workers at BJP offices in Punjab, and accusing the police of acting under political pressure while facilitating hooliganism against party workers, BJP working chief Ashwani Sharma on Sunday warned that they would not tolerate political intimidation or the misuse of police machinery. Accompanying state media head Vineet Joshi, Sharma launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing it of misusing state…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday condemned AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for holding a press conference and describing the ED raid on Punjab AAP President and state minister Sanjeev Arora as a political conspiracy. The Delhi BJP president stated that during the press conference, Kejriwal appeared visibly nervous, clearly indicating that he knows the ED investigation involving Sanjeev Arora could eventually reach him as well, since he appears to…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A Special PMLA court remanded three accused to ED custody till May 12 in connection with a Rs 284 crore money laundering and bank loan fraud by Sravanthi Group promoter D.V. Rao and his associates, an official said on Saturday. The Court accepted the ED’s plea to question the accused and observed that, given the gravity of the allegations and the accused’s role in money laundering, custodial interrogation is necessary, the official said in a statement.The ED’s mon…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Alleging that the BJP has hijacked and destroyed democracy, AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal told Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs from Punjab, in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, that the state “is witnessing pro-incumbency even after four years in government”. He said the government is drawing widespread public support. He also launched a sharp attack on the BJP over vote deletion and addition, “stolen” Rajya Sabha seats, and denial of the …
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Union Minister of State and BJP leader, Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress, alleging widespread corruption, unchecked infiltration, and deteriorating law and order in West Bengal, while asserting that any action against individuals — including top leaders — would strictly follow legal procedures.Speaking to IANS, Majumdar said that if allegations against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee or Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee are…