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Maharashtra government to probe Bhima Koregaon

Maharashtra government to probe Bhima Koregaon

The New Indian Express / by Sudhir Suryawanshi

MUMBAI: A day after the Centre transferred the politically sensitive Bhima Koregaon case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that the Union government’s decision smacks of conspiracy to cover up the role of the previous government in the state led by the BJP in misusing the police machinery to frame social activists. Pawar, whose party is a coalition partner in the Shiv Sena – led government in Maharashtra, said the state will not remain a mute spectator and will do its own probe so that the truth comes out.
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Was the Centre Right in Taking Over the Case?

Was the Centre Right in Taking Over the Case?

The Quint / by Chitranshul Sinha

The mutiny of 1857 led to the transfer of the government of British India from the East India Company to the monarch of England. The events of 1857 also spurred the British into enacting the Indian Penal Code of 1860 which had been lying in draft form for the previous almost three decades. Upon creating a code of offences applicable to the territories of British India, it was imperative for the crown to regulate law enforcement.
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STATE SEEKS LEGAL VIEW ON CHALLENGING CENTRE

26/01/2020

Mumbai Mirror / by Makarand Gadgil

Experts feel Sharad Pawar’s insistence on SIT probe is aimed at regaining turf in Western Maharashtra.
The Maharashtra government has sought legal opinion on whether to challenge the central government’s decision to hand over the investigation into cases related to Bhima-Koregaon violence and the Elgar Parishad conclave to the NIA.
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‘Centre’s Decision to Hand Bhima Koregaon to NIA Unconstitutional’: Maha Home Minister

‘Centre’s Decision to Hand Bhima Koregaon to NIA Unconstitutional’: Maha Home Minister


Drawing by Arun Freirra

The Wire / by Sukanya Shantha

Mumbai: Crushing any hope that the Maharashtra state government may release the rights activists and lawyers implicated in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday abruptly decided to hand the investigations over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA Act allows the department to take over any investigations related to “scheduled offences” and the state has little role to play, leave alone decline permission.
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Republic Day 2020

Republic Day 2020

The Leaflet / by Anand Teltumbde

The Republic Day symbolized aspirational metamorphosis of India, into a sovereign, democratic republic as the Constitution proclaimed. It conjured up images of Indian people who were self-governing, who decided to give themselves a democratic republic.
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Anyone Opposing Modi, Shah is an Urban Naxal: Rahul on Bhima Case

Anyone Opposing Modi, Shah is an Urban Naxal: Rahul on Bhima Case

The Quint / by The Quint

In a surprising development on Friday, 24 January, the central government transferred the Bhima-Koregaon case to the national investigating agency (NIA).
The move drew sharp reactions from the Maharashtra government who accused the Centre of taking the decision without the consent of the state government, adding that the decision was “against the Constitution”.
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Case handed over to NIA, Centre didn’t take our consent, alleges Maharashtra minister

Case handed over to NIA, Centre didn’t take our consent, alleges Maharashtra minister

Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh claimed that the transfer, done without consultation, is against the Constitution.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday alleged that the Centre had transferred the investigation of the Bhima Koregaon case to the National Investigation Agency without the state government’s consent.
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CENTRAL AGENCY NIA TAKES OVER KOREGAON-BHIMA CASE, MAHARASHTRA FURIOUS

24/01/2020

NDTV / by Jimmy Jacob

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the case was transferred without the state’s permission, and called the move “unconstitutional”.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the probe into the 2018 Koregaon-Bhima violence today, a day after the Maharashtra government held a review meeting with senior Pune police officers to take a call on pursuing the matter.
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Sharad Pawar seeks SIT probe in Bhima Koregaon cases, writes to Uddhav

Sharad Pawar seeks SIT probe in Bhima Koregaon cases, writes to Uddhav

The Indian Express / by Express Net Service

NCP chief Sharad Pawar Friday wrote to the Maharashtra government seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Bhima Koregaon cases. This comes a day after Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, also an NCP leader, said the government would decide whether to drop the cases or set up an SIT to probe them within a week.
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Deputy CM raises doubts in case against 10 activists, seeks proof in 15 days

Deputy CM raises doubts in case against 10 activists, seeks proof in 15 days


Pic: Spolidarity program in Delhi (2019)

Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

Ajit Pawar and Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh held a review meeting with the Pune Police on Thursday.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told the Pune Police that a letter recovered from Delhi-based activist Rona Wilson last year, allegedly showing a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to be a spoof obtained from suspicious sources, The Hindu reported on Friday.
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