West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (January 17, 2026) urged judges of the Supreme Court docket to avoid wasting the Structure.
Ms. Banerjee made the remarks whereas talking on the inauguration of a brand new constructing of the Circuit Bench of Calcutta Excessive Court docket, Jalpaiguri, in presence of judges of the Supreme Court docket, together with Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant.
“I’m not talking for myself — I’m saying this to avoid wasting democracy, save the individuals, save the judiciary, save the nation, and save the Structure. We’re underneath your custody. You’re the guardians of the Structure. No one is above you,” she stated.
The Trinamool Congress chairperson stated that she requested the “CJI and all judges to make sure that our Structure is protected against catastrophe and that our democracy is safeguarded”. “Our security, safety, historical past, geography, and bounds should all be protected. The media mustn’t conduct media trials earlier than instances are finalised; this has develop into a pattern to malign individuals. Please be certain that companies don’t intentionally try and defame residents,” she stated.
Chief Justice of Calcutta Excessive Court docket, Justice Sujoy Paul, Union Regulation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and judges of Supreme Court docket, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, have been current on the occasion.
Ms. Banerjee’s remarks come at a time when she is get together to a petition within the Supreme Court docket filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging that she had forcibly taken away paperwork throughout a raid by the company on January 8.
Ms. Banerjee had intervened throughout ED raids on the residence and workplace of I-PAC director Pratik Jain in Kolkata and had taken away paperwork, cell phone and a laptop computer.
Printed – January 17, 2026 05:54 pm IST
