Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee who, a day ago, remarked that a ‘small fraction of the judiciary has turned minion,’ struck a defiant tone on Sunday, saying he has always believed in 'speaking the truth to power.'
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“Yesterday, I said how 1% in Kolkata HC is working in cohorts with Centre in protecting some individuals. PEOPLE ARE WATCHING, they know who is actually ‘CROSSING THE RED LINE’ I rest my case!” Banerjee wrote on Twitter.
He was responding to West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticisim of him for his remarks on judiciary. Reacting to the 34-year-old politician's comments, the governor said, “Constitutional institutions in the state are under attack, the attack on judiciary is reprehensible.”
{{/usCountry}}He was responding to West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticisim of him for his remarks on judiciary. Reacting to the 34-year-old politician's comments, the governor said, “Constitutional institutions in the state are under attack, the attack on judiciary is reprehensible.”
{{/usCountry}}“The honourable Member of Parliament crossed the red line,” he added.
Abhishek Banerjee is Lok Sabha MP from the eastern state's Diamond Harbour constituency.
On Saturday, addressing a meeting of party workers, the nephew of West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the judiciary for ordering Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in ‘every case’ related to the state.
“One or two persons are working with an understanding (with the Centre). Not all, only one per cent,” he said.
The CBI is currently investigating as many as 272 cases in West Bengal on orders of the Calcutta high court; majority of the cases are related to the alleged political violence that broke out after Trinamool's victory in assembly elections in April-May 2021.
Abhishek Banerjee himself, and his wife, Rujira, are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged coal smuggling case.