Time to consider President’s rule, it says citing ‘targeted pogrom’A petition was filed on Tuesday to deploy Central protection forces, including the Armed Forces, to restore law and order in post-poll West Bengal. The petition filed by the Indic Collective Trust, represented by advocate Suvidutt M.S. Also Read Violence in Bengal is unacceptable, says CongressA similar petition has been filed by senior advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia for a CBI inquiry into the violence. The Trust has also asked for a Special Investigation Team headed by a retired Hon’ble Justice of the Supreme Court to “look into involvement of politicians, if any, in the targeted pogrom in West Bengal”. Members and supporters of the opposing political parties have been brutally murdered, with their houses and personal property being destroyed.

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2021 21:07 UTC