SC notice to WB, Centre over post-poll violence

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 1

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the West Bengal Government on a fresh petition seeking imposition of the President’s rule in the state and a court-monitored SIT probe into the alleged post-poll violence against those who voted for the BJP.

A Bench led by Justice Vineet Saran agreed to hear the petition filed by advocate Ranjana Agnihotri and social worker Jitender Singh who sought a direction to the Centre to impose the President’s rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation.

The petitioners sought direction to the Centre to deploy armed/paramilitary forces in the aid of the administrative authorities to restore normalcy in the state and to save it from internal disturbances.

Besides the West Bengal Government, the top court also issued notices to the Centre, and the Election Commission. However, it chose not to issue notice to Mamata Banerjee as the TMC president.