A MEETING of the Cabinet Sub Committee for withdrawal of cases was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Home and Jail at Mantralaya, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar on Wednesday. Discussions were held regarding withdrawal of cases related to political movements. Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, Women and Child Development Department Minister Laxmi Rajwade, Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam, Director General of Police Arun Dev Gautam, Principal Secretary of Home Department Niharika Barik, Principal Secretary of Law and Legislative Affairs Department Manish Thakur and Secretary of Home Department Neha Champavat were present in the meeting. The meeting included a detailed discussion on the status of 16 cases including 8 pending cases related to political movements registered across various districts of the State.

 

9 cases were recommended for withdrawal, while 2 were referred back to the districts for reconsideration. Additionally, the committee rejected the remaining cases after determining that they were not linked to political movements. The committee sought information from officials regarding previously recommended pending cases, their current status, and the further action to be taken in accordance with the rules; while calling for regular reviews, the committee also directed that cases pending in court be expedited. Deputy Chief Minister Sharma reviewed cases related to the withdrawal of political cases on an individual basis and discussed with officials the steps required to advance the necessary procedures in compliance with the rules.