KOLKATA: Seven days have passed since West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-appointed committee headed by a retired judge of Calcutta High Court has taken charge of the investigation into the mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium in an event involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, but it has yet to summon a single influential person accused of surrounding the Argentine soccer star that day.
Questions are being raised on the effectiveness of the probe committee, headed by retired Justice Asim Kumar Roy, considering that these influential persons, including former Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and his family members, have been accused of blocking the spectators from even seeing Messi, despite them purchasing tickets for the event at exorbitant prices.
It is also being asked whether Biswas will be spared from facing any probe just because he tendered his resignation as Sports Minister while remaining Power Minister.
However, sources in the state government said on Saturday that the state administration has taken a tough stance following the incident, and it has been made clear from the top that no one is above the investigation. The role of ministers as well as top police officials and bureaucrats will also be examined in the administrative investigation, if necessary.
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