Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police initiated an investigation into a complaint filed by activist Rajiv Sarkar, citing a threat to his life from Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee.In the complaint filed at the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Sarkar has expressed apprehension of being murdered because of his earlier complaint launched against Abhi…
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Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Swarup Mitra, the elder son of rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra, arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Thursday to face interrogation in relation to the ED’s ongoing investigation into the multi-crore municipality job case in West Bengal.The MLA’s younger son, Subhorup Mitra, appeared at the ED’s office on Wednesday and faced interrogation in the matter, and on Thursday his elder son, Swaru…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Subhorup Mitra, son of rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra, arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon to face interrogation in relation to the ED’s ongoing investigation into the multi-crore municipality job case in West Bengal.The ED has already summoned Madan Mitra, his wife, Archana Mitra and their two sons, Subhorup Mitra and Swarup Mitra, to appear at the ED office for questi…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday sent a notice for interrogation to rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra in connection with the ongoing investigation into the multi‑crore municipalities’ job irregularities case in West Bengal during the previous Mamata Banerjee‑led Trinamool regime. Earlier this month, the ED served notices to Mitra’s wife and two sons to appear for interrogation in the same case. They are scheduled to appear at the ED’s Sa…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday served a legal notice to rebel party legislator Madan Mitra, accusing him of disseminating false, fabricated, malicious and defamatory statements against the Diamond Harbour MP through social media. In the legal notice sent to Mitra, Shrobana Sengupta, counsel for Abhishek, stated that the rebel legislator had been asked to pay Rs 10 crore as compensation for loss “of his personal rep…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday urged former West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee not to allow the return of any leader who deserted the party or joined a rebel faction during the difficult period following the Trinamool Congress’s landslide defeat in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections.Addressing the party’s annual July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally near Birla Planetarium in central Kolk…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal, who recently joined the rebel camp of Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday claimed that he had to go to jail because of party MP Abhishek Banerjee. The Birbhum Trinamool leader was in Kolkata to meet the rebels, but the majority faction of Trinamool Congress leaders led by Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee.Anubrata Mondal said, “Why did I go to jail? For whom did I go? For Abhishek Banerjee.”When media persons …
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday blamed MP Abhishek Banerjee’s “Hitlerian attitude” for quitting the Mamata Banerjee-led faction and joining her rival, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, even as the former Chief Minister’s loyalists accused him of changing sides on the “invitation” of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Speaking exclusively to IANS, Mitra said: “Reason behind that, it was not possible for me to continue with Mamata Banerjee b…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Ending days of speculation, senior Trinamool Congress leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday quit all posts in the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the party and joined the rival faction headed by Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee.Seated alongside Ritabrata Banerjee in the West Bengal Assembly, Madan Mitra announced his resignation from all posts of the original Trinamool Congress while launching a sharp attack on Trinamool Congress general secretary Ab…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned the wife and two sons of Madan Mitra, the Trinamool Congress legislator from Kamarhati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore municipality job scam case in West Bengal during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime.Sources aware of the development said the names surfaced as the ED investigating officers were examining certain documents related to recruitment ir…