Congress, NCP Raise Questions Over Transfer Of Koregaon-Bhima Case To Central Agency NIA
Violence had damaged out close to the Koregaon-Bhima struggle memorial in Pune district on January 1, 2018.
Mumbai:
Condemning the Centre’s determination at hand over the probe into the Koregaon Bhima violence case to the NIA, the Maharashtra Congress on Saturday alleged that the surprising transfer substantiates the “conspiracy” of the BJP.
The NCP additionally alleged that the Centre’s transfer is aimed toward protecting up the wrongdoings of the former BJP-led executive in Maharashtra. “Unexpected taking up of Bhima Koregaon rebel case by way of NIA after Maha Vikas Aghadi executive began reinvestigation into inquiry of Pune police, obviously substantiates conspiracy of BJP. Why it took 2 yrs for NIA to search out that case is have compatibility below it is jurisdiction? Strongly condemn!” Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant stated in a tweet.
“Why did it take NIA two years to determine that the case is have compatibility below its jurisdiction. Strongly condemn the verdict,” he stated.
NCP spokesperson and state Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik described the verdict as a “cover-up” by way of the Centre to cover the wrongdoings of the former BJP-led executive within the state.
The case was once being probed by way of the Pune police and the Centre’s determination at hand over Koregaon Bhima probe to the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Friday got here an afternoon after the police briefed Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar and House Minister Anil Deshmukh concerning the standing of the probe.
NCP leader Sharad Pawar had demanded Particular Investigation Group (SIT) be arrange below a retired pass judgement on to probe the motion taken by way of Pune Police within the case.
Violence had damaged out close to the Koregaon-Bhima struggle memorial in Pune district on January 1, 2018.
Dalits consult with the memorial in massive numbers because it commemorates the victory of British forces, which incorporated Dalit infantrymen over the military of the Brahmin Peshwa rulers of Pune in 1818.
The police had claimed that provocative speeches at Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, resulted in the violence and Maoists had been in the back of the conclave.
They later arrested a number of Left-leaning activists together with Telugu poet Varavara Rao and activist Sudha Bharadwaj for alleged hyperlinks to Maoists.
