‘If rebels return to Didi, I’ll resign within an hour’: Abhishek Banerjee amid TMC crisis
Banerjee, however, added that the rebels who left the party will not return as they have already struck a deal with the BJP.
Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra’s son Subharup Mitra appeared at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Kolkata’s CGO Complex on Wednesday. The central investigative agency had summoned both Subharup Mitra and his mother, Archana Mitra, for questioning in the recruitment scam case.
Earlier last week, Mitra quit from all official positions in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress and sided with the rebel faction led by Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee.
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According to reports, Madan Mitra has also been summoned by the ED on July 29.
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The summons come amid allegations that Mitra was involved in the contentious recruitment of around 125 individuals in the Titagarh Municipality in exchange for bribes.
The ED has previously conducted searches at Mitra’s residence and office to verify these claims. The central probe agency is currently scrutinising financial records and even sought bank documents and other specific information from Mitra. Mitra has assured his full cooperation to ED regarding the matter.
Meanwhile, the ED has also summoned Subhashis Chakraborty, the treasurer of the Trinamool Congress (Kalighat faction), regarding party funds. Chakraborty has been asked to bring all account-related documents to the ED’s CGO Complex next week.
Reports suggest that Chakraborty is the ‘signing authority’ for the party’s bank accounts.
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