ED freezes bank accounts of arrested TMC minister Jyotipriya Mallick in 'ration scam' case
October 28, 2023 10:21 ISTAccording to sources, ED is also in the process of attaching the properties linked to the minister.
According to sources, ED is also in the process of attaching the properties linked to the minister.
Just a day earlier, the enforcement directorate had raided the TMC minister's Salt Lake residence on the outskirts of Kolkata. Notably, Mallick is currently the state minister for Forest Affairs and previously held the portfolio for the Food and Civil Supplies department.
According to reports, minister's two residences in Salt Lake were raided.
The Opposition has stepped up its attack on the Centre over the caste census with Congress making it clear that it will conduct caste survey in the states it is in power. PM Modi, at a Dussehra rally, called upon people to root out distortions like casteism and regionalism in society.
According to Dipankar Bhattacharya, Mahua Moitra is being targeted in a character assassination campaign, and there is a conspiracy to end her Lok Sabha membership.
This case came into the limelight after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Moitra of taking bribes from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament. Hiranandani group CEO also alleged that she targeted the Adani Group to 'malign' Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Darshan Hiranandani recently filed an affidavit stating that TMC MP Mahua Moitra had targeted Adani to "malign and embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Moitra had raised questions over the credibility of the affidavit alleging that it was "drafted by the PMO".
Amid serious allegations of 'cash for query' in Parliament against TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey made fresh allegations against the MP and said that her parliamentary ID was used in Dubai when she was in India.
This year Durga Puja is being celebrated from October 20-24 During this time, idols of the top community Durga Pujas in Kolkata will be showcased in a colourful parade at the annual carnival.
The deceased were identified as Anand Jana (60), a resident of Deulbar village under the Nayagram Police Station limits, and Shashadhar Mahata, also aged 60, hailing from neighbouring Biribaria.
IIT Kharagpur student suicide: The deceased K Kiran Chandra was a boarder of the Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Hall of Residence of the IIT Kharagpur campus.
West Bengal: The fire engulfed a big part of the market. The visuals showed the shops which caught the fire were located in the narrow lane. However, the fire brigade officials somehow managed to take the fire tender inside the market.
West Bengal: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was seen riding a bike at full speed without a helmet in Murshidabad in a viral video. He was leading a bike march and the senior Congress leader was also seen doing a stunt by leaving the handles of the bike while riding it.
West Bengal: The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, officials said, adding that there were no reports of anyone being injured in the incident.
The Government of India has launched 'Operation Ajay' to facilitate the return of Indians who are stranded in war-torn Israel.
Kolkata Metro has introduced a paper-based QR Code ticketing system. The trial run of this system began at Sealdah Metro station on the East-West Corridor.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that in the name of withdrawing provisions like Sedition Law, the Centre is introducing more severe and arbitrary measures in the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said that he will observe the situation for around two weeks and if the Centre does not release the funds then they will launch the protest again in November.
A group of TMC leaders led by Abhishek Banerjee has been on a sit-in for the last five days outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata demanding the release of MGNREGA funds by the Centre.
A group of TMC leaders led by Abhishek Banerjee has been on a sit-in for the last five days outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata demanding the release of MGNREGA funds by the Centre. The Centre stopped the release of the fund because of the state's alleged non-compliance with directives.
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