Farmers Movement Archive

LG wants new farmstir prosecutors atBJP behest: Chadha

New Delhi: In a fresh tussle between the AAP government and the LG, MLA Raghav Chadha on Monday alleged that the latter wants to appoint special public prosecutors at the behest of BJP in cases related to the farmers’ stir by removing the ones appointed by the AAP government to “ensure conviction and set an example”.“BJP is trying to remove the Kejriwal government’s lawyers and replace them with their own lawyers. This is not being done with intention of providing justice but with the intention of seeking revenge. They want to cause damage to the farmers. They want to punish the farmers and seek vengeance,” Chadha stated.At a recent meeting between the LG and home minister Satyendar Jain, it was admitted that the public prosecutors are doing a very good job and handling the farm stir cases properly, claimed Chadha. “At that meeting, the LG, who is appointed by the BJP, said that they will still remove Delhi government’s lawyers because they want the farmers to be punished,” claimed Chadha.AAP has been backing the farmers’ stir since the beginning and Chadha said that they were braving extremely odd weather conditions to seek scrapping of the farm laws. As long as the Kejriwal government is in power in Delhi, the central government cannot mess with the farmers, he said.In a letter to the LG after the virtual meeting, home minister Satyendar Jain requested the LG “not to insist on appointing SPPs at the behest of Delhi Police.” He said: “The regular additional public prosecutor of the directorate of prosecution is competent enough to handle the case (cases registered during farmers’ agitation 2020-2021) properly. SPPs should not be appointed at the behest of the investigation agency in the interest of justice and fair trial as investigation and prosecution are two different facets of administration of criminal justice. The prosecutors have not only the duty to bring criminals to justice according to the rule of law but also have a duty towards the accused so that an innocent person is not convicted,” the state home minister said in the note.

The Times of India

2021-07-06

Delhi