Former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has denied any role in approving the building plan linked to the Taratala warehouse collapse that killed 14 people, as political tensions rise and police widen their investigation.
Paul said questioning Banerjee was “very much required”, but maintained that the probe must also extend to Hakim, alleging that the sanctioned building plan bore the former mayor’s signature.
While the state government has not yet officially disclosed the contents of the proposed Bill, sources indicate that it may draw from key provisions already implemented in Uttarakhand and considered by other BJP-ruled states.
Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the former Mayor had delegated excessive powers to Kalicharan, allowing him to function as a parallel authority.
Firhad Hakim who was the Kolkata Mayor when the plan was sanctioned has recently stepped down from the post after the West Bengal assembly elections.
Amid the unrest in Murshidabad over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has initiated official communication with the Union ministry of home affairs regarding the current situation in Murshidabad, Raj Bhawan sources said.
As Murshidabad turned into a flashpoint of unrest following violent protests against the Waqf Act, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to send a team to investigate alleged human rights violations in the district, according to sources.
Last Monday, he was dragged into a four wheeler and whisked away. Later, kin of the victim received phone calls demanding the ransom.
An international travelling exhibition “Vaccines Injecting Hope” was inaugurated by Prof Padma Shri Dr Balram Bhargava, a former director general of ICMR, at Science City today.
Amid the violence in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal since last week during protests against the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday hold a meeting with the imams, muezzins, and religious leaders from the Muslim community in the state.
