The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to two members of the West Bengal Cabinet for questioning in connection with a multi-crore cash-for-municipalities job case in the state. Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose and Food & Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh, both contesting as Trinamool Congress candidates, have been summoned by the ED.
Bose is required to appear at the ED’s Salt Lake office on April 6, while Ghosh has been asked to appear on April 9. Previously, Ghosh was interrogated by the ED in January 2024, and Bose faced questioning in October 2025.
The ED’s investigation into the municipalities’ job case began during raids at the residence of Trinamool Congress-linked promoter Ayan Shil. Subsequently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) initiated a parallel probe into the matter as per a Calcutta High Court order, uncovering names of politically influential individuals, including state ministers and ruling party leaders.
Officials from the ED and CBI have been conducting searches and raids at various locations, including the residences of the accused and their associates. The recent actions by the ED have raised concerns within the Trinamool Congress leadership, who view it as an attempt to target party leaders and candidates ahead of the upcoming two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal.
