Minutes after the Supreme Court ordered that Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested as of now, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said her stand is “vindicated.”AdvertisingCalling the Supreme Court’s order a “moral victory,” the chief minister who is on a satyagraha in Kolkata said: “I am not pleading for Rajeev Kumar, I am pleading for millions of people of this country. Rajeev Kumar never said he will not be available. Now the court has given a verdict in our favour and we welcome it.” “This is a jan andalon, not TMC andalon,” the chief minister told from her dharna manch. Follow Mamata vs Centre LIVE updatesLaunching an attack against the BJP-led NDA government for “political vendetta,” Banerjee said, “The government is trying to arrest everyone. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK’s MK Stalin, among others.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2019 05:49 UTC