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Trending Topic: What is the Narada Sting Case? Who is involved in this?
The CBI is active in the Narada sting operation case as soon as the West Bengal election has been over. Earlier on Monday, three heavyweight grass…
The CBI is active in the Narada sting operation case as soon as the West Bengal election has been over. Earlier on Monday, three heavyweight grassroots leaders and a former minister of the state were arrested. The CBI has arrested Transport Minister Firhad Hakim, Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool MLA Madan Mitra, and former mayor Sovan Chatterjee. The CBI will present the charge sheet today. It is Noted that the Narada sting operation was highlighted by Matthew Samuel, the managing editor of the Indian news magazine “Tehelka”.
- When was the footage of the Narada Sting Case released?
The Narada sting operation caused a stir in Bengal politics. Footage of the sting operation was released in the run-up to the 2016 assembly elections. Where grassroots heavyweight leaders and ministers have been seen taking bribes. State politics became turbulent around this sting operation.
2. Who is involved in Narada Case?
The people seen on camera taking bribes are former Trinamool leader and current BJP All India Co-President Mukul Roy, Subrata Mukherjee, Sultan Ahmed, Saugat Roy, Shuvendu Adhikari, Kakli Ghosh Dastidar, Prasoon Bandyopadhyay, Shovan Chatterjee, Madan Mitra, Magistrate Iqbal, Police Officer MH Ahmed Mirza.
3. How has the Narad case highlighted?
Despite the controversy surrounding the Narada sting operation footage, the Trinamool Congress retained power by winning a landslide victory in the 2016 elections. On March 17 this year, the Calcutta High Court ordered an inquiry. The High Court directed the CBI to file an FIR against those involved in the case. The state government approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay of the Calcutta High Court’s verdict. However, the Mamata government was reprimanded in the apex court. The apex court directed to continue the investigation. It also gave the CBI a month to conduct an investigation. The Central Investigation Team (CIT) has sought the Governor’s approval to file a case against the accused. The CBI took action only after the governor’s approval.