New Delhi (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Opposition parties jointly moves to Apex court citing the misuse of central agencies against their leaders by the central government. 14 opposition leaders including the Trinamool Congress, RJD, DMK and other parties appealed in court and court admitted their plea and agreed to hear it on April 5.
Appearing for the petitioners, including the DMK, RJD, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior advocate A M Singhvi told a Bench presided over by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud that 14 political parties were part of the plea, representing 42 per cent of the political spectrum.
He also noted that 95 per cent of the cases filed by Central agencies such as the CBI and ED were against leaders of Opposition parties.
While the DMK and RJD are Congress allies, the BRS and TMC have been reluctant to be part of any initiatives including the Congress. Leaders of both the parties are facing probes by Central agencies.
Singhvi said the petitioners’ contention was that democracy was in peril. While they did not want to influence existing investigations, he said, they wanted that some pre- and post-arrest guidelines be laid down.
Opposition parties across the board have been accusing the Centre of misusing Central agencies to file cases against Opposition leaders.
