SC grants T.N. time to justify former Minister’s arrest
The Hindu
Rajenthra Bhalaji is accused of involvement in a job scam
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Tamil Nadu government two days’ time to substantiate its case for the arrest of former Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji in connection with an alleged job scam.
A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, posted to January 12 an appeal filed by Mr. Bhalaji, challenging the refusal of his anticipatory bail plea by the Madras High Court and his subsequent arrest on January 5.
In the previous hearing on January 6, the court had questioned the Tamil Nadu Police’s “hurry” to arrest the former AIADMK Minister when his appeal was already pending in the apex court.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.