Enforcement Directorate detains West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in teacher recruitment scam
Dilip Ghosh, a former head of the West Bengal BJP unit, claimed that Mamata Banerjee’s party’s “high command” was unaware of the TMC officials’ alleged massive wealth accumulation over the years, including through alleged corruption in the recruitment for various positions. Without identifying anyone, Ghosh stated, “The senior leadership should be questioned based on the information uncovered thus far.”
Regaining attention for the alleged teacher recruitment scam in the state is the Enforcement Directorate’s recovery of 20 crore from the home of a “close colleague” of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday as part of its inquiry into the alleged school jobs scam.
Arpita Mukherjee, a close associate of Chatterjee’s, was also held by the federal investigation agency, and cash worth Rs 21 crore was confiscated from her home.
The BJP leaders said that the cash haul taken from Mukherjee’s residence had exposed TMC corruption.
When the city of joy has its tension rising in the big names being involved in the ‘teacher recruitment scam’, BJP feels that the dominant party of TMC should be probed for corruption.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that almost 1-lakh crore worth illegal assets was brought back to mainstream by the investigating agencies. “A raid by the ED has unearthed Rs 21 crore cash from a close associate of a minister. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had appreciated the minister for his good work and today we came to know of the good work she was referring to,” Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told reporters at a press conference in the BJP headquarters.