Samaresh Banerjee, retired Judge of the Calcutta High Court and former West Bengal Lokayukta, filed a police complaint on Friday, stating he received threat calls at his residence following his criticism of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on corruption in the judiciary
Justice Banerjee made the remarks during a discussion organised by a television channel.
Justice Banerjee said he received a threat call from unidentified persons late on Wednesday evening. His wife received another call asking for him on Thursday.
“I have no doubt that the calls were made after my remarks directed at Ms. Banerjee. I further apprehend that the calls were made by supporters of the Trinamool Congress in a methodological way and I fear for my life,” Justice Banerjee told The Hindu.
He said he filed a complaint at the Bidhannagar South police station and informed the police of the telephone number from which he received the call after noting it down from his phone’s caller identity facility.
The police should immediately arrest those who made the calls, he said.
Justice Banerjee asserted his right to express views and criticisms under the right to Freedom of Speech guaranteed in the Constitution.
Asked for the reasons behind his criticism of the Chief Minister’s remarks, he said he was very “pained to hear the remarks made by Ms. Banerjee which was an attempt to run down the entire judiciary.”
“I am surprised at the colossal ignorance of the Constitution by Chief Minister, who has taken an oath to uphold it,” he said.
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Wait a little,Mr akhil,u will correct your opinion.People of W Bengal who had voted her to power are gradually realising the result of their mistake.The so-called intellectuals who had loudly campaigned for her have fallen silent.Mahasweta Devi,a very senior writer, who too had very actively supported her,was constrained to call Mamata's method of administration "fascist" within less than year of Mamata becoming the CM.Even the media, which blindly tried to make her a 'Durga',has started to criticise many of her actions.One can fool some people for ever,all for some time, but can anyone do it for ever? Most certainly NO.Don't u agree?
Can't there be any other side to this whole drama? I do believe Ms.
Banerjee does make eccentric comments, at times, enraging even. But,
just because she holds a position of power, does she lose the right
of expression? I dunno if these so called attacks/ calls are made by
people of the ruling party or opposition, in both cases, Ms. Banerjee
is loosing her ground. As much have I read about her, she has been a
leader of masses, and not exactly someone who amasses wealth. At
least not of the order of thousands of crores. Since there is nothing
much substantial to abuse her on the scam front, we can say, her
stubborn attitude does provide the required ammo.
I do not belong to WB, I might not even know about that place at all,
but I do have a better opinion of hers than her other counterparts in
UP, Delhi and for that matter, the entire central government.
Politics and Judiciary can not mix.and Mamta Banerjee remark about Judiciary is unwarranted and her remarks is not good for a Chief Minister.She should not have made such remarks without any substance.It is beter for her to t ake back whatever said and remain
silent for sometime to make dust settled down.
More over her handling of case against two citizens and sending to Jail and further offered them cash for her burst looks very bad for a politicians in her rank.This is most unfortunate:The earlier Cm of west Bengal was the noblest and seldom opened his mouth,except he conncentrate on his work as a responsbile genetleman from wB.
Congree party and CPI-M have indeed politicised the judiciary. The Indian judiciary is no longer a clean entity.
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