"Don't Politicise": Chief Justice To Centre, Bengal In Kolkata Rape-Murder
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud made the observation during a heated exchange between Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Bengal government's counsel Kapil Sibal
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today urged counsels for the Centre and West Bengal governments to not politicise the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case and stressed that the law is taking its course.
The Chief Justice made the observation during a heated exchange between Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Bengal government's counsel Kapil Sibal during the hearing in Supreme Court. Mr Sibal requested the court to take steps so that inciting statements are not made. To this, Mr Mehta responded, "Nobody should make any statement. We have the statement of a sitting minister of the state of West Bengal. This is something very serious. (The minister said) that if anybody speaks anything against leader, fingers will be chopped off."
In response, Mr Sibal said, "Then I will read the Leader of the Opposition's statement. 'Bullets will be fired' is what he said. Suvendu (Adhikari) has said."
