BJP using ED CBI for political gains TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata Mar 20 PTI Trinamool Congress MP and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP government at the Centre is using the ED and CBI for its political interests unable to accept the setback in the 2021 West Bengal assembly pollsBanerjee and his wife Rujira left for Delhi to appear before the Enforcement Directorate ED for questioning in connection with a probe into a money laundering case linked to a coal scam in West Bengal a well-placed source saidAs I had said at a public meeting in 2020 November if anyone can prove that I had misappropriated even 10 paise I will walk up the podium and get myself hanged publicly No need to put ED and Central Bureau of Investigation CBI behind me Banerjee told reporters at the airport hereThe BJP is using CBI and ED in its interests They are yet to accept the drubbing and the rebuff to the brazen flaunting of money and muscle power in the assembly polls Banerjee the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimedWithout naming anyone Banerjee also alleged that the central agencies had never taken any action against someone who was seen taking wads of currency notes wrapped in a towel and now is a front-ranking leader of state BJP This is the reason the impartiality of Central agencies comes into question he saidI have been summoned by ED tomorrow And I have faith in the judicial system We TMC will not surrender the Diamond Harbour MP vowedBoth Abhishek Banerjee and his wife are scheduled to face the ED sleuths for interrogation in the national capital on March 21 and 22 a highly placed source saidBanerjee and his wife had earlier moved the court against the EDs summon to Delhi stating that since both are residents of West Bengal they should not be called by the agency to appear before it in the national capitalThe Delhi High Court on March 11 had dismissed their pleaIncidentally Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by ED officials for more than eight hours in September last year on the same matterThe ED lodged a case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 based on a November 2020 FIR registered by the CBI that alleged multi-crore coal pilferage related to Eastern Coalfields Limited mines in the states Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and around AsansolLocal coal operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect in the caseThe ED had claimed that the TMC parliamentarian was a beneficiary of the funds obtained from this illegal trade He has denied all charges PTI SUS SCH MM MM
Kolkata Mar 20 PTI Trinamool Congress MP and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP government at the Centre is using the ED and CBI for its political interests unable to accept the setback in the 2021 West Bengal assembly pollsBanerjee and his wife Rujira left for Delhi to appear before the Enforcement Directorate ED for questioning in connection with a probe into a money laundering case linked to a coal scam in West Bengal a well-placed source saidAs I had said at a public meeting in 2020 November if anyone can prove that I had misappropriated even 10 paise I will walk up the podium and get myself hanged publicly No need to put ED and Central Bureau of Investigation CBI behind me Banerjee told reporters at the airport hereThe BJP is using CBI and ED in its interests They are yet to accept the drubbing and the rebuff to the brazen flaunting of money and muscle power in the assembly polls Banerjee the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimedWithout naming anyone Banerjee also alleged that the central agencies had never taken any action against someone who was seen taking wads of currency notes wrapped in a towel and now is a front-ranking leader of state BJP This is the reason the impartiality of Central agencies comes into question he saidI have been summoned by ED tomorrow And I have faith in the judicial system We TMC will not surrender the Diamond Harbour MP vowedBoth Abhishek Banerjee and his wife are scheduled to face the ED sleuths for interrogation in the national capital on March 21 and 22 a highly placed source saidBanerjee and his wife had earlier moved the court against the EDs summon to Delhi stating that since both are residents of West Bengal they should not be called by the agency to appear before it in the national capitalThe Delhi High Court on March 11 had dismissed their pleaIncidentally Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by ED officials for more than eight hours in September last year on the same matterThe ED lodged a case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 based on a November 2020 FIR registered by the CBI that alleged multi-crore coal pilferage related to Eastern Coalfields Limited mines in the states Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and around AsansolLocal coal operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect in the caseThe ED had claimed that the TMC parliamentarian was a beneficiary of the funds obtained from this illegal trade He has denied all charges PTI SUS SCH MM MM
