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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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Maharashtra government holds meeting with Pune Police to review cases

Maharashtra government holds meeting with Pune Police to review cases

Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met Pune Police officials on Thursday morning to review cases related to the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence, reported PTI. Maharashtra Director General Subodh Jaiswal and State Intelligence Commissioner Rashmi Shukla are also present at the meeting. However, details of the meeting at the state secretariat in Mumbai are not yet available.
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MHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT HOLDS MEETING TO REVIEW BHIMA KOREGAON CASE

23/01/2020

The Wire / by The Wire Staff

Several high profile figures in the new government have demanded that the action taken by the police should be reinvestigated.
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and home minister Anil Deshmukh met senior police officials in Mumbai on Thursday to review the Koregaon Bhima violence case to decide if a reinvestigation is required into the action taken by the police.
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MAHARASHTRA REVIEWS BHIMA KOREGAON CASES IN WHICH ACTIVISTS WERE JAILED

23/01/2020

NDTV / by Purva Chitnis

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is reviewing the cases related to the 2018 Koregaon Bhima violence, for which 10 activists were jailed during the previous BJP-led rule in the state.
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MVA govt to form fresh SIT probe into Bhima Koregaon Violence?

MVA govt to form fresh SIT probe into Bhima Koregaon Violence?

The Free Press Journal / by Sanjay Jog

Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi government may form a special investigation team (SIT) to carry out a fresh probe into the Bhima Koregaon violence and allegedly inflammatory speeches delivered in the Elgar Parishad.
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MAHARASHTRA LIKELY TO SET UP SIT TO PROBE ‘URBAN NAXAL’ CASES

23/01/2020

The Hindu / by Sharad Vyas

Home Minister to review progress in Elgar Parishad cases on Thursday.
Based on a letter from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, the Maharashtra government will soon appoint a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to relook into cases against ‘urban naxals’ for an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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