Partha Chatterjee
Teacher Recruitment Scam: West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee sent to two-day ED custody
Kolkata: West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress heavyweight Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with the teacher recruitment scam in the state, was sent to two-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday.
He was arrested a day after Rs. 20 crore cash was recovered from his aide's residence.
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Chatterjee, a former state Education Minister and the present Industries Minister, was arrested from his Naktala residence.
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His aide Arpita Mukherjee has been detained.
The senior politician, who also happens to be Banerjee-led TMC's secretary general, was quizzed by the ED for around 27 hours after cash was recovered from Mukherjee's flat in posh south Kolkata area.
After the ED quizzed Chatterjee Friday, the TMC has jumped to distance itself from the recovery of the cash.
ইডি যে টাকা উদ্ধার করেছে, তার সঙ্গে তৃণমূলের কোনও সম্পর্ক নেই। এই তদন্তে যাদের নাম আসছে, এসংক্রান্ত প্রশ্নের জবাব দেওয়ার দায়িত্ব তাঁদের বা তাঁদের আইনজীবীদের। কেন দলের নাম জড়িয়ে প্রচার চলছে, দল নজর রাখছে। যথাসময়ে বক্তব্য জানাবে।
— Kunal Ghosh (@KunalGhoshAgain) July 22, 2022
TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh tweeted in Bengali, "The party has no connection with the cash recovered by the ED. Only the accused and their advocates are responsible to reply to the questions raised in this case.
"The party is closely monitoring why its name has been used in the campaign. It will respond at an appropriate time."
Collage Image courtesy: Partha Chatterjee Twitter page/ED Twitter page/Viral Image from Twitter
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