<p>A West Bengal court Friday granted bail to Shiladitya Chowdhury, who was arrested after he had publicly questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about her government's policies towards farmers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"A West Midnapore district court Friday granted bail to my client Chowdhury on a personal bond of Rs.1,000. Though he was charged with several non-bailable offences, the court deemed it fit to grant him bail," Chowdhury's counsel Thirthankar Dhapat said.<br /><br />Chowdhury, a marginal farmer, was arrested Aug 11 and booked for "disrupting a public rally, entering into a high security zone and assaulting police personnel".<br /><br />While Banerjee was addressing a rally Aug 8 in the Maoist-affected Belpahari area in West Midnapore district, Chowdhury stood up and asked Banerjee: "Farmers are dying because they have no money. Empty promises are not enough. What are you doing for farmers?"<br />Stunned by the question, an angry Banerjee immediately branded him a "Maoist", following which Chowdhury was detained and taken for interrogation by the police.<br />He was, however, allowed to go that day but was later arrested.<br />The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has already ordered a probe into his arrest.<br /></p>
<p>A West Bengal court Friday granted bail to Shiladitya Chowdhury, who was arrested after he had publicly questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about her government's policies towards farmers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"A West Midnapore district court Friday granted bail to my client Chowdhury on a personal bond of Rs.1,000. Though he was charged with several non-bailable offences, the court deemed it fit to grant him bail," Chowdhury's counsel Thirthankar Dhapat said.<br /><br />Chowdhury, a marginal farmer, was arrested Aug 11 and booked for "disrupting a public rally, entering into a high security zone and assaulting police personnel".<br /><br />While Banerjee was addressing a rally Aug 8 in the Maoist-affected Belpahari area in West Midnapore district, Chowdhury stood up and asked Banerjee: "Farmers are dying because they have no money. Empty promises are not enough. What are you doing for farmers?"<br />Stunned by the question, an angry Banerjee immediately branded him a "Maoist", following which Chowdhury was detained and taken for interrogation by the police.<br />He was, however, allowed to go that day but was later arrested.<br />The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has already ordered a probe into his arrest.<br /></p>