Photo: ED’s interrogation of Abhishek Banerjee.Image Credit source: tv9 Hindi
Trinamool Congress All India General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee is being interrogated by Enforcement Directorate officials in view of allegations in the Bengal teacher recruitment scam. Abhishek Banerjee reached CGO Complex in Salt Lake, Kolkata on Wednesday morning. Abhishek Banerjee was called by ED for questioning in the school recruitment case. He reached the ED office on Wednesday morning. Today itself a meeting of the coordination committee of INDIA alliance is being held in Delhi. Abhishek Banerjee could not attend the meeting due to ED inquiry.
Abhishek Banerjee entered CGO complex in his car. While entering the car, Abhishek Banerjee greeted everyone with folded hands without lowering the window. There was already tight police security around the CGO complex.
Earlier, Abhishek Banerjee had sought security in the court so that the ED could not take any strict action against him until the charges leveled against him in the recruitment case were resolved.
No arrest, only questioning – ED
The case was heard in the bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh on Tuesday. After hearing the petition, the judge said that the ED had already made a verbal promise in this regard and they have kept that promise till now. Therefore Abhishek Banerjee does not need any new security. During the hearing, ED’s lawyer also assured that ‘there will be no arrest, but he will be called for questioning’.
In this regard, a post was made by All India Trinamool Congress on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday morning. Where this incident has been strongly condemned. A speech of Abhishek has also been highlighted in this post.
Whereas Abhishek Banerjee commented, “BJP is using central investigative agencies to fight me. I cannot be afraid of threats and intimidation from CBI, ED. I cannot be removed from public service. “I cannot be stopped from reaching out to people.”
Abhishek could not attend INDIA’s meeting
FIRST meet of INDIAs coordination comm is on 13th Sept in Delhi, where I’m a member. But, @dir_ed conveniently served me a notice just now to appear before thm on the VERY SAME DAY! One can’t help but marvel at the TIMIDITY & VACUOSNESS of the 56-inch chest model. #FearofINDIA
— Abhishek Banerjee (@abhishekaitc) September 10, 2023
On the other hand, the coordination committee meeting of the opposition alliance “INDIA” is being held in Delhi on Wednesday. Abhishek Banerjee is a member of that committee of ‘INDIA’. But Abhishek could not attend the first meeting of the coordination committee.
Abhishek Banerjee himself wrote on social media that ED has summoned him again. On Sunday, he wrote on his X handle, “First meeting of INDIA Coordination Committee on 13 September in Delhi, of which I am also a member. But ED gave me a notice to appear on the same day. I just got that notice. “I cannot help but wonder at the cowardice and insignificance of a 56-inch chest.”
After ED summoned Abhishek Banerjee, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said, “Abhishek is being continuously harassed. There is no evidence against him.”
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”