Jayalalithaa moves Karnataka High Court for bail in disproportionate assets case

Chennai/Bengaluru: Lawyers for jailed AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa have moved the Karnataka High Court on Monday for bail for her while they were also finalising a strategy for seeking a stay on her conviction and sentence in the disproportionate assets case.

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But it may be taken up only on Tuesday when the-re is a scheduled hearing by a vacation bench as the HC will observe holidays from September 29 to October 6 for Dasara.

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Meanwhile Ms Jayalalithaa, currently lodged in the Parappana Agrahara central prison, seems to be slowly adjusting to the prison lifestyle. “It appeared that she had sleepless night and woke up early. She went for walk along with Sasikala in the prison garden,” a source said.

Women fast at MGR memorial

Over 100 members of the women’s wing of the AIADMK staged a sit-in fast near the MGR memorial at Marina beach on Sunday, condemning the conviction of former chief minister Jayalalithaa who has been lodged in a prison at Bengaluru.

The protestors, who were led by AIADMK women’s wing leader Saraswathi Rangaswami, claimed that they would continue their fast until Ms Jayalalithaa was released.

The women, most of whom had covered their mouths with black ribbons, claimed that the verdict sentencing Jayalalithaa to four years’ imprisonment was cruel and completely unjust.

“It is extremely unfair and a conspiracy by the Opposition and Centre that our leader has received such a harsh verdict. We will continue our fast until she is released from prison,” said one of the protestors.

As the protest gathered momentum, several AIADMK partymen also thronged the venue and joined the group of protestors.

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Former chief minister Jayalalithaa was lodged in a prison at Parappana Agrahara, near Bengaluru, on Saturday after a special court convicted her to four years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 100 crore.

Three others, including Ms Jayalalithaa’s close aide Sasikala were also convicted and have been lodged in the same prison.

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