New Delhi: Reacting to the controversy over the arrest of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Babul Supriyo on Saturday (July 30) said the incident was “shameful” for the Mamata Banerjee-led government. Is. He further said that it was not right to question the entire party for wrongdoings of one leader. “Respected Chief Minister has said that whoever makes a mistake by sitting on such a high post, even if he gets life imprisonment, it is justified. Still, if any one person commits such mistakes, it is wrong to point fingers at the party or the government.”
Without naming Partha Chatterjee, Supriyo said he should be held accountable for the “embarrassing amount” he received from the premises of his alleged aide.
The ED had arrested Chatterjee on July 23 in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment drive by the College Service Fee (SSC), when he was the Bengal Education Minister from 2014 to 2021. Chatterjee’s close aide was also Arpita Mukherjee. Has been arrested and ED has seized crores of rupees from his houses in several parts of Kolkata.
on Thursday, TMC had suspended Partha Chatterjee At the same time, he has been removed from all party posts, including general secretary and nationwide vice-president, from the party till the investigation is on. The Mamata Banerjee-led government also sacked him from the state cabinet. The Bengal CM has taken charge of the portfolios held by Chatterjee in the intervening time.
Meanwhile, the TMC is set to undergo a serious organizational overhaul and reshuffle in the state cabinet following the arrest of party’s now-suspended senior party chief Partha Chatterjee. According to news agency sources, the Mamata Banerjee-led party is also planning to change the picture amid the controversy over the job scam in the college.
(with company input)