'1 Man Can't Hold All To Ransom': High Court Grills Bengal On Sandeshkhali
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Calcutta High Court noted that Bengal police has been unable to arrest Shahjahan despite multiple cases against him and an attack on ED officials
Coming down heavily on the Mamata Banerjee government over the situation in Sandeshkhali, the Calcutta High Court today said local Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan "cannot be on the run" and the "state cannot support" him.
Hearing BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's request for permission to visit Sandeshkhali, Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam said the court has noted allegations made by women on the island. "We have seen the grievances, the women of the area have flagged issues, there has been some land grabbing. This person (Sheikh Shahjahan) cannot be on the run. The state cannot support it. In the suo motu matter, we will ask him to surrender here. He can't be defying law," the Chief Justice said, according to Live Law.
"If one person can hold the entire population to ransom, the ruling dispensation should not support him. He is just a representative of the public. He is bound to do good to the public," he added.
