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Though West Bengal CM was quick to sack Partha Chatterjee from the Cabinet, in recent weeks she has been vociferous in her criticism of central agencies.
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HomePolitical PulseAnti-corruption cloud inching towards family, Mamata Banerjee hardens stance
Anti-corruption cloud inching towards family, Mamata Banerjee hardens stance
Though West Bengal CM was quick to sack Partha Chatterjee from the Cabinet, in recent weeks she has been vociferous in her criticism of central agencies.
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Kolkata | August 31, 2022 7:48:41 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee come out vociferously against central investigative agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last week. (File)This week has seen West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee come out vociferously against central investigative agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CM’s forceful reaction comes at a time when a public interest litigation (PIL) plea has been filed at Calcutta High Court seeking a probe into the assets of the CM’s brothers Kartik and Babun, and sister-in-law Kajari.
Unlike the lack of reaction when her once-close aide and former state minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested on July 23, Banerjee has started asserting herself since the CBI arrested Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) Birbhum district chief Anubrata Mondal on August 11 in connection with its inquiry into cattle smuggling. Though the ruling party initially tried to distance itself from Mondal, Banerjee backed Mondal and announced she would “start a movement” against alleged excesses of the central agencies. Then came the PIL against her family members.
Addressing a rally on the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’s anniversary, the CM said, “Partha chor, Bobby (Firhad Hakim) chor, Anubrata chor, aami chor; Arup (Biswas), Chandrima (Bhattacharya), Abhishek (Banerjee), shobai chor. Aar tomra shobai sadhu (Partha is a thief, Bobby is a thief, Anubrata is a thief, I am a thief; Arup, Chandrima and Abhishek, all are thieves. Only you (BJP) are saints).”
The TMC chairperson advised her party workers not to believe in media reports and television channels, accusing the media of selling out to the BJP. “If you see tomorrow that a channel is accusing Bobby of owing lots of property, do not believe it. If they arrest Bobby tomorrow, then you should realise that everything is arranged.”
Referring to the piles of cash the ED seized from the home of Partha Chatterjee’s aide Arpita Mukherjee, the CM said, “You (central agencies) displayed the money that was seized to the media. When you accept bribes, do you call the media?”
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