Kolkata: West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee became arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday in reference to its investigation into the instructor recruitment rip-off, an legit of the agency acknowledged.
The TMC secretary fundamental, who became the train training minister when the rip-off took location, became arrested after round 26 hours of grilling in reference to the probe.
ED furthermore detained Chatterjee’s shut aide Arpita Mukherjee, from whose property Rs 21 crore in cash became seized, he acknowledged.
“Chatterjee became no longer cooperating with our officers who were questioning him since Friday morning. He will most seemingly be produced earlier than a courtroom for the length of the day,” the ED legit advised PTI.
Chatterjee, who became the train training minister from 2014 to 2021, became grilled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in April and Could also this 300 and sixty five days in reference to the rip-off.
Opposition BJP went hammer and tongs over the style and demanded a answer from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
“The CM must command an announcement over the arrest of a cupboard minister. The arrest proves that the TMC is knee-deep in corruption,” BJP nationwide vice president Dilip Ghosh acknowledged.
BJP train president Sukanta Majumdar acknowledged Chatterjee’s arrest reflects the “Bengal mannequin of style” practised by TMC leaders.
“Involvement of TMC ministers and leaders in corruption is an instance of ‘Bengal mannequin of style’. The seizure of Rs 21 crore in cash is compatible the tip of the iceberg. The CM might perchance well also merely unexcited plot out with a answer on this,” he acknowledged.
“We are retaining a shut gape on the self-discipline. We will be succesful to plot out with an announcement at an appropriate time,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh acknowledged.
Speaker Biman Banerjee acknowledged the ED must listing the speaker earlier than engrossing a member of the meeting.
“The ED or CBI, whereas engrossing any MP or MLA, has to listing the speaker of the Lok Sabha or meeting. Here is the constitutional norm. Nonetheless I even comprise no longer purchased any dialog from ED about Chatterjee’s arrest,” he added.
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