SC Pulls Up Bengal Govt for Creating Roadblocks 'Don't Politicise Everything'

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal government for "creating roadblocks" in the ongoing construction of a corridor of a Kolkata Metro rail project and asked it not to politicise a developmental issue which is beneficial for the common man. 

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, which dismissed a plea of the state government, asked the Calcutta High Court to monitor the construction of the project.

"We are only pointing out that the high court has been very



magnanimous to you (state government). This was a fit case where your chief secretary, DGP and other authorities should have been subjected to some action. "This shows complete dereliction of your constitutional duty. 

You are running away from your responsibilities. This is just an attempt to politicise an issue where there is no such issue. 

We would not appreciate the state government politicising a developmental issue, which is beneficial for the common man," the CJI told the counsel appearing for the Bengal government.