Veteran Congress chief and senior advocate P Chidambaram has to face protests from his personal social gathering supporters and attorneys claiming allegiance to the Congress on the Calcutta High Court, for representing one of many respondents in a petition searching for probe into sale of shares of Metro Dairy by the West Bengal authorities to agro-processing agency Keventer.
Alleging that Chidambaram is taking part in with the sentiment of the Congress social gathering, the attorneys claimed that it was not acceptable for him to symbolize a respondent within the matter when West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury is preventing the case difficult the Trinamool Congress authorities’s sale of shares of Metro Dairy to the personal firm.
One of the members within the protest, lawyer Kaustav Bagchi mentioned the previous Union Finance Minister was showing within the case during which buy of shares by a personal entity was being objected to by the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president.
“Mr Chidambaram is a CWC (Congress Working Committee) member and a very important leader,” Bagchi mentioned. He mentioned he led the protest “as a Congress worker” and never as a lawyer and added that social gathering staff will mete out comparable therapy to any chief who acts towards the pursuits of Congress in West Bengal.
Chowdhury, when contacted by PTI, mentioned that the protest was a “natural” response from some Congress supporters.”I’ve heard that some Congress supporters current at Calcutta High Court protested. I consider this was their pure response,” Chowdhury mentioned from Berhampore.
On social gathering colleague Chidambaram preventing the case, Chowdhury mentioned that in knowledgeable world one has the precise to decide on his or her choices.”It’s knowledgeable world. It is determined by the individual… no person can dictate her or him,” he added.
When contacted by PTI, an amused Chidambaram mentioned, “It’s a free country. I have no comments… Why should I comment on this.”
Alleging that the West Bengal authorities had offered shares of Metro Dairy, which was then held collectively by the state and Keventer Agro, to the personal companion at a throwaway value, Chowdhury had filed a PIL earlier than the excessive court docket searching for an investigation into the sale.
Alleging that the curiosity of the state was adversely affected by the sale, Chowdhury’s lawyer Bikash Bhattacharya claimed that Keventer had offered part of the shares to a Singapore-based firm quickly after at a a lot larger value.The state has claimed earlier than the court docket that it has pretty offered the shares to Keventer and there was no irregularity in it and the argument was supported by the corporate.
The matter was fastened for additional listening to on Thursday by a division bench presided by Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava, earlier than which the matter is being argued.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”