The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 12 premises linked to West Bengal Food & Supplies Minister and TMC leader Rathin Ghosh in connection with municipalities' recruitment scam on Thursday. The probe agency carried out searches in different locations, including North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.
The development came two days after the top TMC leaders' protest against the Centre in New Delhi. The fresh raids on the Bengal minister are set to heat up the state politics. The TMC on several occasions accused the BJP-led Central government of misusing the probe agency against its leaders.
ED summons TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
Meanwhile, the ED summoned Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officers on October 9 in connection with their probe into the alleged irregularities in the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam. The probe agency also summoned Banerjee's wife Rujira for questioning on October 11.
"Our officers will question Banerjee on October 9 and his wife on October 11 in connection with the school jobs scam.
Both have been asked to come to our office at the CGO Complex here," the officer said.
Also, the ED summoned the TMC leader's parents Amit and Lata Banerjee to appear before its officers this week in the same case.
The Diamond Harbour MP, who was asked by ED to appear before it on October 3, had skipped the summons and participated in the party's protest rally in New Delhi against the BJP-led central government demanding immediate release of central funds allegedly owed to the state.
