Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das on Tuesday appeared before three courts in the Jamshedpur civil court campus. He appeared in the courts in view of cases pertaining to violation of Model Code of Conduct during the 2009 Assembly elections.
Accompanied by former BJP’s East Singhbhum district president Chandrashekhar Mishra, the CM appeared before the courts of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ashok Kumar, sub-divisional judicial magistrate, PK Tiwary and court of first class judicial magistrate MP Tripathy.
Along with his supporters and lawyers, Das visited the civil court about 12 pm. Security arrangements at the civil court premises were tightened in view of the CM’s visit.
Das also spoke to lawyers after appearing in the courts.
Sources informed that in the court of first class judicial magistrate Tripathy, a procedure of charge-frame was followed against Das and Mishra, while in the court of the SDJM and the CJM Ashok, both the leaders made their personal appearance in connection to cases pending in the connection with the violation of code of conduct.
According to information, a case related to BJP flag hoisted at a residential quarters in Sidhgora was found in 2009 which was violation of model code of conduct. later, a case was registered with the Sidhgora police station.
Das was the BJP candidate from the Jamshedpur East constituency and as the Sidhgora area falls under his jurisdiction, the SDO Kartik Prabhat implicated him and the then district president of the party Chandra Shekhar in the case.
After appearing at the court of MP Tripathy, Das and Chandra Shekhar said that this was an important case and their appearance was necessary.
In rest of the two cases pending in the court of the SDJM and the CJM, the Chief Minister and the former BJP president had appeared for making the attendance only.
“In the honour of the court, I decided to appear as there are cases pending in the court against me and other party functionary,” said Das while talking to the newsmen after coming out of the courts.
Chandra Shekhar said that the cases pending in the courts of SDJM and CJM were also of similar nature. In the court of SDJM, a case related to Sitaramdera police station was pending.
There was flags and banners fixed near the temple which was not permissible during the period. Similarly, in the case pending at the court of the CJM, a party flag was flying close to a public school in Kashidih under Sakchi police station.