ED summons Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in coal pilferage scam
The Hindu
Diamond Harbour MP to appear at agency’s Kolkata office on September 2
The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) has issued summons to Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear for questioning in the coal pilferage scam, officials said on Tuesday.
The agency asked the Diamond Harbour MP to appear at its Kolkata office on September 2.
Both Mr. Banerjee and party chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Monday expressed apprehension that summons might be issued by Central investigating agencies to key leaders of the party.
The Trinamool Congress, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, targeted the BJP and the Central agency. “After every successful show of AITC’s organisational strength, @BJP4India gets rattled into action. Our leaders are being summoned by the @dir_ed yet again. This shameful attempt to cow us down will not work! Our integrity will shine through your slander!” the Trinamool tweeted from its official handle.
The ruling party in West Bengal also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being “vengeful” and “petty”.
“Astounding how the @dir_ed is always BJP-fied! Mr PM, we’re wondering what makes you SO VENGEFUL, SO PETTY? Unable to accept the love that people have for the entire Trinamool Congress family, you send ED after our leaders, as soon as BENGAL REJECTS YOU. Give it up already!” it added.
Highlighting the crime statistics of Delhi, Mr. Banerjee also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that he should take lessons from the Bengal model of governance. “...The abysmal crime rates of Delhi have us all in shock. He should take lessons from the Bengal Model of Governance instead of playing puppeteer with @dir_ed.,” Mr. Banerjee tweeted.
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