Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee seen sharing stage with Mamata Banerjee and his aide who was raided
New Delhi:
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday seized Rs 20 crore in money after raiding the home of an aide of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in reference to an alleged instructor recruitment rip-off within the state. “Yeh toh bas trailer hai, image abhi baki hai (That is only a trailer, the film is but to come back)…” – was how senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari described the raids on Arpita Mukherjee, in a single in a set of tweets he posted to assault the ruling Trinamool Congress within the state.Hours after the tweets, Partha Chatterjee was arrested within the case.
His salvo of tweets additionally had a number of images of Ms Mukherjee with Mr Chatterjee and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “‘Responsible by Affiliation’ – a authorized phenomenon used to explain when a person is responsible of committing a criminal offense via figuring out another person,” the chief of opposition within the state captioned one of many images.
— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) July 22, 2022
The probe company additionally launched coordinated searches on the premises of Mr Chatterjee, the state industries and commerce minister, Minister of State for Training Paresh C Adhikary, MLA and ex-president of West Bengal Board of Major Training Manik Bhattacharya and plenty of different individuals.
The Trinamool Congress described the raids as a “ploy” by the BJP authorities on the Centre to “harass” its political opponents. “This raid by ED, a day after the spectacular Martyrs’ Day rally that created ripples everywhere in the nation, is nothing however an try and harass and intimidate leaders of the TMC,” West Bengal Transport Minister Firhad Hakim stated.
Photographs of the raids confirmed piles of money on the ground. The search groups have been taking the help of financial institution officers for the counting of money via counting machines.
Sharing a photograph of the recoveries, Mr Akhikari alleged that the money was discovered inside schooling ministry envelopes. “Sources declare that piles of money have been discovered inside WB Govt Training Ministry envelopes with Nationwide Emblem printed on them,” he tweeted.
Tip of the iceberg? pic.twitter.com/jZgBEnuwh1
— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) July 22, 2022
Partha Chatterjee held the schooling portfolio when the alleged rip-off was reportedly pulled off. He was interrogated by the CBI twice, as soon as on April 26 after which on Might 18.
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