Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for over 11 hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal. Banerjee stated he would not 'cower down' and accused the ED summonses of being an attempt to weaken opposition parties.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided seven premises linked to TMC MLA Madan Mitra in Kolkata as part of a municipal recruitment scam probe. Mitra allegedly received cash and gold bribes through middlemen for facilitating illegal appointments, with links to over 125 such cases.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear on June 15 regarding the primary school recruitment irregularities case. The summons was served at his residence in Kolkata, as he was not present. The ED is investigating alleged large-scale irregularities and money laundering linked to the scam.
West Bengal's new CM Suvendu Adhikari sanctions CBI investigations into three recruitment scams (teachers, municipalities, cooperatives) allegedly stalled under the previous TMC government, signaling a crackdown on corruption.
Days after TMC's rout in the West Bengal, ED questioned the senior party leader Sujit Bose in connection with its investigation into the municipality recruitment ‘scam’ case. Bose had illegally recommended 150 candidates for different posts under the South Dum Dum Municipality in lieu of pecuniary benefits. ED has traced direct proceeds of crime in the form of flats acquired by him in lieu of providing municipality jobs to various persons.
