Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) A restaurant owned by former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose earned over Rs 1 crore during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 despite remaining completely shut, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Kolkata on Tuesday.Bose, who served as a minister during the previous Trinamool Congress government, was arrested by ED officials on Monday night in connection with the multi-crore municipal recruitment scam after a marath…
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Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose on Monday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers for questioning in connection with the municipal recruitment corruption case. He went to the ED’s CGO Complex office in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, along with his son Samudra Bose, who was also summoned by the ED in the same case. He reached the ED office at 10:30 a.m, said an ED officer.On April 6, the day of filing nomination papers for the Assembly election, Sujit B…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, had issued notices for interrogation to two members of the West Bengal Cabinet, namely the state Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose and the state Food & Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh, for questioning in connection with the multi-crore municipalities’ recruitment case in the state.Both Bose and Ghosh had been asked to appear at the ED’s office located at the Central Government Office (CGO) Complex at Salt Lake in the n…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and the party’s national observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Monday flagged an alleged violation of Election Commission guidelines by a West Bengal government official.In a post on X, Malviya claimed that the state administration was trying to manipulate the electoral process. He also shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp group chat to support his claims.“In a shocking violation of the Election Commission’s guidelines, the…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised the West Bengal government, alleging that President Droupadi Murmu was “deliberately disrespected” during her recent visit to the state to attend a programme organised for members of the Santali tribal community.In a post on the social media platform X, Anbumani accused the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of failing to follow established protocol during the President’s visit.According to him, t…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in West Bengal on Friday afternoon for a two-day packed schedule in the northern sector of the state.This will be her first visit to the state since she assumed the position of the Indian President. Almost the entire North Bengal has been wrapped under the blanket security cover on the occasion of President Murmu’s visit there.As per the tentative schedule as of now, the President is expected to arrive at Bagdogra Airport on the outs…