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Those who paid cut money equally guilty, says Partha Chatterjee

People backed by the BJP have been rushing to the houses of councillors of municipalities and gram panchayat members belonging to the ruling Trinamul Congress, demanding refund of ‘cut money’ in different parts of the state after the CM said the government won’t tolerate it if anyone took cut money.

IAS Barun Ray takes charge of monitoring cell

In view of the public outbursts, government has asked police superintendents to initiate cases on complaints of accepting cut money under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code which calls for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.