File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. , Photo Credit: PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the proposal of government nominees in the collegium of courts is “a new type of scheme so that the central government can directly interfere in the functioning of the judiciary”.
Insisting that she was in favor of “complete independence of the judiciary”, Ms Banerjee said the state government’s recommendation and suggestion would have no value under the new proposal.
“If the Central Government is represented in their Collegium Supreme Court. Obviously, they will include a representative of the state government in the collegium. But what will be the result in the end? He asked.
Ms Banerjee said the recommendations from the state would be sent to the concerned High Court which would in turn be sent to the Supreme Court which would forward it to the Government of India.
“The recommendation of the state government will be of no value and ultimately the central government will directly interfere in the functioning of the judiciary. that we don’t want. We want justice for all,” the chief minister told reporters before leaving for Meghalaya.
The chief minister’s response came a day after Law Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud that a central government nominee in the Supreme Court collegium and a state representative in each high court collegium has triggered a political row. given.
Ms. Banerjee also spoke on several other important issues including the situation in Joshimath in Uttarakhand and expressed apprehensions that there is a possibility of landslides in Raniganj area of West Bengal due to mining by Coal India. “The same situation is going on in Raniganj. We have been fighting the Center for the last ten years. Coal India is a concern of the Government of India. Ms Banerjee said about 30,000 people would be affected by the landslide in the Raniganj area. Insisting that it was not the fault of the people, the Trinamool Congress president urged the central government to take steps on a “war footing” in Joshimath.