Kolkata, May 18: The West Bengal government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), announced the formation of two separate investigative commissions on Monday. These commissions will be chaired by retired judges from the Calcutta High Court and will focus on institutional corruption and crimes against women.
This decision was made during the second meeting of the new cabinet held the previous day, after which Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the initiative to the media on Monday afternoon.
The Chief Minister stated that both commissions will commence their work in June. Justice Biswajit Basu (retired) from the Calcutta High Court will head the committee investigating ‘institutional corruption.’ Meanwhile, Justice Samapti Chattopadhyay will lead the committee focused on ‘crimes against women.’
The establishment of these investigative commissions is part of the promises made in the BJP’s pre-election manifesto. These proposals received formal approval from the new state cabinet on Monday.
Senior police officer Damayanti Sen, currently serving as the Additional Director General of the West Bengal Armed Police, has been included in the committee addressing crimes against women. Her primary role will be to oversee the collection of data and evidence related to significant cases of crimes against women in West Bengal over the past few years.
The Chief Minister expressed concerns about the rampant corruption that plagued various social projects implemented by both the central and state governments during the previous administration. He noted that bribes were often required to benefit from these social projects, leaving the common people deceived. A wide array of government officials, council members, and brokers were involved in these corrupt practices. Therefore, it was essential to establish a commission to tackle this institutional corruption, which has now been formed under the leadership of retired Justice Basu.
He also mentioned that logistical support for both commissions will be provided through the offices of Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal and Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh.
The Chief Minister expressed optimism that the commissions would begin providing their recommendations within 30 days of starting their work. The police will register FIRs based on these recommendations, and appropriate actions will be taken under the relevant provisions of the Indian Justice Code, 2023.
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