Vendetta politics, says TMC as CBI summons MP, actor Dev in cattle smuggling case
India Today
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of engaging in vendetta politics after it summoned MP and actor Dev in cattle smuggling case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha member Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, to appear in court next week for questioning in cattle smuggling case.
As per reports, the CBI has also asked the ‘Golondaaj’ actor to appear before the central agency on February 15 at the Nizam Palace office in Kolkata.
Adhikari has won twice from Ghatal constituency, which is spread across East and West Midnapore districts. He played a leading role in campaigning for TMC candidates in the assembly polls last year.
TMC spokesperson Biswajit Deb, a former advocate general of Nagaland, said Adhikari is a victim of vendetta politics.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] has been using CBI and other central probe agencies against TMC leaders to exert pressure. It did not work in the assembly polls. Now they are using CBI in view of civic body elections. Dev has become a target. Such tactics will not work. The TMC will sweep the polls because of its popularity,” Biswajit Deb said.
Meanwhile, Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar denied the allegations, saying CBI is an independent agency.
“CBI and other agencies are conducting several probes. Most of these were ordered by courts. The agencies work independently. If Dev has any information about cattle smuggling, then he should cooperate with the CBI,” Majumdar said.
