Congress lawyers protest Chidambaram's appearance in Keventer case in Calcutta High Court

A section of lawyers claiming allegiance to the Congress party protested against Union Finance Minister and senior advocate P Chidambaram for representing agro-processing firm Keventer, as the Congress leader was leaving Calcutta High Court.

#Watch| Congress leader P Chidambaram chased away by Congress legal cell lawyers at Calcutta HC today. Chidambaram had reached the court to represent the West Bengal government in the Metro Dairy case against West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. pic.twitter.com/deRC6T7KrG

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Alleging that Chidambaram is playing with the sentiment of the Congress party, the lawyers claimed that it was not appropriate for him to represent the company when West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury is fighting the case challenging the Trinamool Congress governments sale of shares of Metro Dairy to the private company.

One of the participants in the protest, lawyer Kaustav Bagchi said the former Union Finance Minister was appearing for an entity whose purchase of shares was being objected to by the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president.

“Mr Chidambaram is a CWC (Congress Working Committee) member and a very important leader,” Bagchi said. He said he led the protest “as a Congress worker” and not as a lawyer and added that party workers will mete out similar treatment to any leader who acts against the interests of Congress in West Bengal. Chowdhury, when contacted by

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