Delhi Court Issues Summons To 10 TMC Leaders For Protest Outside EC Office

The Rouse Avenue court has issued summons after taking cognisance of the chargesheet and a complaint filed by the Delhi police. The court has listed the matter for hearing on April 30.

TMC members stage a protest over alleged 'voter card fraud' during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

Source : PTI

A Delhi court has issued summons to ten leaders of the Trinamool Congress, including MPs Derek O'Brien, Mohd Nadimul Haque, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhle and Sagarika Ghosh in a case related to a protest outside Election Commission office last year.

 

The Rouse Avenue court has issued summons after taking cognisance of the chargesheet and a complaint filed by the Delhi police. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also summoned TMC leaders Santanu Sen, Dola Sen, Nadimul Haque, Vivek Gupta, Arpita Ghosh, Abir Ranjan Bishwas and Sudip Raha to appear on April 30. The court has listed the matter for hearing on April 30.

 

Delhi Police alleged that on April 8, 2024 the accused persons gathered outside the main gate of Election Commission of India (ECI) and started protesting with placards and banners without a requisite permission and despite the fact that Section 144 (prohibit gathering) of Code of Criminal Procedure was in place. 

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court has issued summons to 10 TMC leaders including MPs Derek O Brien, Mohd. Nadimul Haque, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhle, Sagarika Ghosh and leaders Vivek Gupta, Arpita Ghosh, Dr. Santanu Sen, Abir Ranjan Bishwas, Sudip Raha in case related to a protest outside…

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The Delhi Police alleged that the TMC leaders continued to protest despite warning on the imposition of Section 144 following which an FIR was registered.

 

"I have perused the chargesheet as well as the complaint... I take cognisance of the offences punishable under Section 188 (disobedience to order promulgated by a public servant) 145 (unlawful assembly) and 34 (common intention) IPC. All the accused persons be summoned through IO for April 30, 2025," the court ordered.

 

The TMC leaders held the protest against central probe agencies CBI, NIA, ED and the Income Tax Department and demanded changing their chiefs. A 10-member delegation of the TMC had announced the protest after meeting a full bench of the ECI to press their demand. The party alleged the central probe agencies were targeting opposition parties at the behest of the BJP-led Centre.