By way of PTI
KOLKATA: A staff of the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday visited the Presidency Correctional House within the southern a part of town to quiz former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in reference to its probe into a college jobs rip-off, an professional stated.
Within the recent spherical of wondering, Chatterjee shall be grilled at the foundation of the interrogation of Arpita Mukherjee, his shut affiliate who used to be additionally arrested via the ED as a part of the investigation, the professional stated.
“We had quizzed Arpita the day past and he or she has given us a number of leads at the foundation of which we can be wondering Partha Chatterjee as of late,” he instructed PTI.
Chatterjee, the now-suspended Trinamool Congress chief, and Mukherjee had been arrested via the ED final month in reference to its investigation into irregularities within the recruitment of lecturers via the Faculty Carrier Fee.
The central company has additionally seized crores of rupees from Mukherjee’s properties in several portions of Kolkata.
In the meantime, Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation are prone to query the daughter of arrested Trinamool Congress chief Anubrata Mondal on Wednesday in reference to their probe into the alleged livestock smuggling rip-off, a senior professional stated.
The CBI sleuths are anticipated to seek advice from Mondal’s place of dwelling in Bolpur in West Bengal’s Birbhum district to quiz his daughter.
They are going to query the accountant of the TMC’s district president as part of their probe into the multi-crore rip-off, the CBI professional stated on Tuesday.
“Our officials will seek advice from Mondal’s Bolpur place of dwelling the next day to come to query his daughter. We might also interrogate his accountant,” he instructed PTI.
The central company suspected that a number of financial institution accounts belonging to Mondal’s daughter had been used for monetary transactions within the rip-off, he stated.
“We’ve got discovered a number of joint financial institution accounts of Mondal and his daughter. The 2 are joint holders of many different belongings as neatly. A number of accounts belonging to his daughter had been used for transactions within the livestock smuggling rip-off.”
“A flat in Chinar Park space, at the outskirts of town, used to be registered in his daughter’s identify. We’ve got discovered two extra apartments in her identify. There are a number of rice generators too,” the officer stated.
All the way through the day, the CBI sleuths puzzled Mondal in reference to the rip-off, he stated, claiming that the TMC chief “didn’t cooperate” with them.
The central company has been accusing Mondal of “now not cooperating” with its sleuths since his arrest final week.
All the way through the day, a separate team of CBI officials visited the correctional house in Asansol and grilled Mondal’s bodyguard Saigal Hossain, who has additionally been in custody for his alleged involvement within the rip-off, the central company’s professional added.
Posters claiming {that a} “new and reformed TMC will come into being in six months”, bearing images of get together common secretary Abhishek Banerjee however now not of West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, were publish in quite a lot of portions of Kolkata.
The posters had been publish most commonly in south Kolkata’s Hazra and Kalighat spaces, each close to the TMC supremo’s place of dwelling in Bhowanipore.
Then again, not one of the posters bore Mamata Banerjee’s images, which has seldom been the case in TMC posters because the get together’s inception in 1998.
Even if lots of the get together leaders remained tight-lipped over the improvement, TMC state secretary common Kunal Ghosh, who is thought of as as regards to Abhishek Banerjee, stated there used to be not anything incorrect with the posters.
“Over and over again, Abhishek Banerjee has stated that we wish to be informed and fortify ourselves. We wish to fulfil the aspirations of the loads. So possibly some over-enthusiastic get together employees publish posters along with his quotes issued previously,” Ghosh stated.
In keeping with TMC insiders, the arrest of senior leaders Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal can have far-reaching penalties inside the get together as it is going to additional cement the younger brigade’s grip at the organisation.
Reacting to the improvement, state Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated those posters had been the fallout of an inner-party combat with the TMC.
“For final three hundred and sixty five days, an inner-party combat inside the TMC has been out within the open.
However whether or not it is for excellent or dangerous, there’s no hurt in accepting the fact that Mamata Banerjee remains to be and can stay the motive force in the back of the TMC,” he stated.
In the meantime, state BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday courted controversy via asking get together employees to hold sticks with flags and withstand if makes an attempt are made to forestall them all through the get together’s September 7 protest march to the state secretariat.
His name drew sharp complaint from the ruling TMC, which accused the saffron get together of “looking to vitiate the state’s non violent setting”.
Addressing a get together rally at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, he stated there could be stiff resistance if makes an attempt are made to forestall the march.
“On September 7, we can march to Nabanna (state secretariat) to protest the corrupt TMC regime within the state. But when we’re stopped, there could be stiff resistance. I request all of you to hold sticks at the side of flags,” he stated.
The protest march is a part of the BJP’s upping the ante in opposition to TMC following the arrest of 2 state ministers.
Later, whilst talking with journalists, Majumdar asserted that each and every particular person has the correct to self-defence.
“As in step with our Charter, each and every particular person has the correct to self-defence. If any individual tries to assault, you’ll be able to at all times take steps to offer protection to your self,” he stated.
Reacting to his feedback, TMC state common secretary Kunal Ghosh stated, “The BJP is making an attempt to disturb the non violent setting of the state. The saffron get together and its leaders in West Bengal don’t have any credibility,” he stated.
KOLKATA: A staff of the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday visited the Presidency Correctional House within the southern a part of town to quiz former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in reference to its probe into a college jobs rip-off, an professional stated.
Within the recent spherical of wondering, Chatterjee shall be grilled at the foundation of the interrogation of Arpita Mukherjee, his shut affiliate who used to be additionally arrested via the ED as a part of the investigation, the professional stated.
“We had quizzed Arpita the day past and he or she has given us a number of leads at the foundation of which we can be wondering Partha Chatterjee as of late,” he instructed PTI.
Chatterjee, the now-suspended Trinamool Congress chief, and Mukherjee had been arrested via the ED final month in reference to its investigation into irregularities within the recruitment of lecturers via the Faculty Carrier Fee.
The central company has additionally seized crores of rupees from Mukherjee’s properties in several portions of Kolkata.
In the meantime, Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation are prone to query the daughter of arrested Trinamool Congress chief Anubrata Mondal on Wednesday in reference to their probe into the alleged livestock smuggling rip-off, a senior professional stated.
The CBI sleuths are anticipated to seek advice from Mondal’s place of dwelling in Bolpur in West Bengal’s Birbhum district to quiz his daughter.
They are going to query the accountant of the TMC’s district president as part of their probe into the multi-crore rip-off, the CBI professional stated on Tuesday.
“Our officials will seek advice from Mondal’s Bolpur place of dwelling the next day to come to query his daughter. We might also interrogate his accountant,” he instructed PTI.
The central company suspected that a number of financial institution accounts belonging to Mondal’s daughter had been used for monetary transactions within the rip-off, he stated.
“We’ve got discovered a number of joint financial institution accounts of Mondal and his daughter. The 2 are joint holders of many different belongings as neatly. A number of accounts belonging to his daughter had been used for transactions within the livestock smuggling rip-off.”
“A flat in Chinar Park space, at the outskirts of town, used to be registered in his daughter’s identify. We’ve got discovered two extra apartments in her identify. There are a number of rice generators too,” the officer stated.
All the way through the day, the CBI sleuths puzzled Mondal in reference to the rip-off, he stated, claiming that the TMC chief “didn’t cooperate” with them.
The central company has been accusing Mondal of “now not cooperating” with its sleuths since his arrest final week.
All the way through the day, a separate team of CBI officials visited the correctional house in Asansol and grilled Mondal’s bodyguard Saigal Hossain, who has additionally been in custody for his alleged involvement within the rip-off, the central company’s professional added.
Posters claiming {that a} “new and reformed TMC will come into being in six months”, bearing images of get together common secretary Abhishek Banerjee however now not of West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, were publish in quite a lot of portions of Kolkata.
The posters had been publish most commonly in south Kolkata’s Hazra and Kalighat spaces, each close to the TMC supremo’s place of dwelling in Bhowanipore.
Then again, not one of the posters bore Mamata Banerjee’s images, which has seldom been the case in TMC posters because the get together’s inception in 1998.
Even if lots of the get together leaders remained tight-lipped over the improvement, TMC state secretary common Kunal Ghosh, who is thought of as as regards to Abhishek Banerjee, stated there used to be not anything incorrect with the posters.
“Over and over again, Abhishek Banerjee has stated that we wish to be informed and fortify ourselves. We wish to fulfil the aspirations of the loads. So possibly some over-enthusiastic get together employees publish posters along with his quotes issued previously,” Ghosh stated.
In keeping with TMC insiders, the arrest of senior leaders Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal can have far-reaching penalties inside the get together as it is going to additional cement the younger brigade’s grip at the organisation.
Reacting to the improvement, state Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated those posters had been the fallout of an inner-party combat with the TMC.
“For final three hundred and sixty five days, an inner-party combat inside the TMC has been out within the open.
However whether or not it is for excellent or dangerous, there’s no hurt in accepting the fact that Mamata Banerjee remains to be and can stay the motive force in the back of the TMC,” he stated.
In the meantime, state BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday courted controversy via asking get together employees to hold sticks with flags and withstand if makes an attempt are made to forestall them all through the get together’s September 7 protest march to the state secretariat.
His name drew sharp complaint from the ruling TMC, which accused the saffron get together of “looking to vitiate the state’s non violent setting”.
Addressing a get together rally at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, he stated there could be stiff resistance if makes an attempt are made to forestall the march.
“On September 7, we can march to Nabanna (state secretariat) to protest the corrupt TMC regime within the state. But when we’re stopped, there could be stiff resistance. I request all of you to hold sticks at the side of flags,” he stated.
The protest march is a part of the BJP’s upping the ante in opposition to TMC following the arrest of 2 state ministers.
Later, whilst talking with journalists, Majumdar asserted that each and every particular person has the correct to self-defence.
“As in step with our Charter, each and every particular person has the correct to self-defence. If any individual tries to assault, you’ll be able to at all times take steps to offer protection to your self,” he stated.
Reacting to his feedback, TMC state common secretary Kunal Ghosh stated, “The BJP is making an attempt to disturb the non violent setting of the state. The saffron get together and its leaders in West Bengal don’t have any credibility,” he stated.