‘Singled out’, Kalyan to challenge ‘NBW’ in HC

While claiming that the warrant issued by the Liberhan Commission against Kalyan Singh for his failure to appear before it personally was a ...

While claiming that the warrant issued by the Liberhan Commission against Kalyan Singh for his failure to appear before it personally was a bailable and not non-bailable one, the former UP chief minister said he would challenge it in Delhi High Court.

He also alleged that the exercise on part of the commission was politically motivated.

His bastion in turmoil
over villager’s death

JAMNA VILLAGE (ALIGARH):
TROUBLE

is brewing in former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh’s constituency Atrauli. A 50-year-old farm worker was reportedly murdered by villagers here on August 31, ‘‘mistaking him to be a member of a gang of kidnappers’’. The victim, Amar Singh was a Lodh Rajput — Kalyan Singh’s caste.
Balbir Singh, an uncle of the deceased, said Amar had gone to attend a function at his sister’s house in Sheikhupura on Saturday. He was attacked while returning home on Sunday morning at Jhakra village.
‘‘We came to know that Amar was tied to a neem tree and beaten with lathis,’’ said Phool Singh, another relative. Sources said one of Amar’s relatives tried to reason with the villagers but they refused to listen. He informed the police but by the time they reached the spot, Amar was nearly dead. The victim’s son Inderpal has lodged a complaint.
Residents of Amar’s native Jamna village are not buying the story that he was mistaken for a kidnapper. Police too admit he had no criminal case against him. Kalyan’s party workers are mediating, sources added. M.V.R. RAO

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‘‘The commission has no right to issue a non-bailable warrant against me or anyone. It has served the warrant against me on petitions filed by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Aslam Bhure. The petitions also had two more names — Atal Behari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani but the commission ignored their names. What does this indicate ? ’’ asked Kalyan.

He had also called his counsels in the Liberhan Commission and also in the Delhi High Court to prove his point, he added.

‘‘The commission has the powers of a civil court which cannot issue a non-bailable warrant and the papers which had been provided to me from the commission clearly said that it was a bailable warrant in which Kalyan had been asked to appear in person on September 23,’’ said B.B. Saxena, Kalyan’s counsel in the commission. ‘‘My stand is still the same. I will appear before the commission only when Vajpayee and Advani will also be present for cross examination,’’ Kalyan said alleging the commission was operating with a prejudiced mind as far as he was concerned.