DMK on Saturday appealed to the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and Madras High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against AIADMK workers for allegedly denigrating the special judge who awarded four years jail term to their leader Jayalalithaa in a wealth case and the verdict itself.
“The Chief Justices of the Supreme and Madras High courts should take contempt action against AIADMK ministers and partymen,” a resolution adopted at the meeting of DMK’s lawyers’ wing here said.
The resolution, however, did not specifically name any leader of the AIADMK for what it called “denigrating” the judgement of Bangalore Special Court Judge, John Michael Cunha, who had on September 27 sentenced Ms. Jayalalithaa to four years simple imprisonment in the disproportionate assets case.
The judge was denigrated “personally” and acts “inimical” to the cordial relationship between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were being done by AIADMK functionaries, it alleged.
Another resolution exhorted the DMK functionaries to take appropriate legal action in their respective districts against “AIADMK ministers and workers” for the violence and damage that allegedly followed the verdict against Ms. Jayalalithaa.
The DMK functionaries should launch a propaganda drive in all districts on the wealth case and the Bangalore court verdict against Ms. Jayalalithaa by using social media and micro blogging sites and other communication avenues like the Short Messaging Services (SMS), a third resolution said.
Karunanidhi questions Special Prosecutor Bhavani Singh’s role in Jayalalithaa case
DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Friday objected to the remarks of Bhavani Singh, Special Public Prosecutor in the disproportionate assets case against the former Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, saying that through his conduct, he had confused everyone.
Mr. Bhavani Singh had said that while the DMK had accused him of favouring the AIADMK, Ms. Jayalalithaa’s lawyer. Ram Jethmalani, had told the court that he belonged to the DMK. “What is the credit for the work I have done so far,” he had asked.
Mr. Karunanidhi said Mr. Bhavani Singh had submitted in writing in the morning that Ms. Jayalalithaa should not be granted bail, but changed his stand in the evening, agreeing to free her on conditional bail. His conduct had forced the Karanataka government to remove him as public prosecutor, and he was allowed to remain in the post after AIADMK men approached the Supreme Court.
“The judge of the Special Court also imposed a fine on him for not attending the court regularly,” Mr. Karunanidhi said.
Courtesy:The Hindu