Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee has appeared earlier than Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Delhi on Monday, September 6, in connection to a cash laundering case linked to the coal rip-off case. Yesterday, on September 5, earlier than leaving for Delhi, the TMC MP instructed reporters on the Kolkata airport that he would “hang himself in public” if he’s confirmed responsible.
The TMC chief, going by his get together penchant, accused BJP of indulging in “political vendetta” because it misplaced the state meeting election.
“I reiterate what I had said in November at public meetings that if any central agency can prove my involvement in any illegal transaction of even 10 paise, there will be no need to hold any CBI or ED probe, I will walk up the podium and get myself hanged publicly,” he stated.
“I am ready to face any and every kind of investigation… Having lost the elections and failing to tackle Trinamool Congress politically, they (BJP) are now seeking revenge,” Abhishek Banerjee added.
The TMC MP additional stated that the BJP’s solely goal is to make use of the investigative companies to additional their political objectives.
After expressing unwillingness to journey to Delhi because of the pandemic, Rujira Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee’s spouse and the latter had left for Delhi on Sunday. Earlier, Rujira Banerjee had urged the ED to permit her to seem earlier than officers in Kolkata.
Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee summoned by ED for his alleged involvement in multi-crore coal pilferage rip-off
According to the experiences, TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee, a Member of Parliament from the Diamond Harbour seat, has been summoned to seem earlier than the investigating officer of the case on September 6. In addition, Rujira Banerjee, the spouse of Abhishek Banerjee, has been requested to seem earlier than them on September 1 in a case registered below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED had discovered that the TMC common secretary Abhishek Banerjee was the beneficiary of funds obtained from this unlawful commerce. However, he has denied all fees.
The case was filed below prison sections of the (PMLA) by the ED primarily based on the FIR filed by the CBI in November 2020. The FIR had alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage rip-off associated to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines within the West Bengal’s Kunustoria and Kajora areas close to Asansol.
The Enforcement Directorate had beforehand filed a criticism with a particular courtroom saying that incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee of Diamond Harbor, and his household acquired illicit earnings from unlawful coal mining within the state. It went on to say that it was made potential by a “deep system” of political patronage fueled by “well-oiled” equipment.
The ED, on this remand observe, alleged that sure unlawful mining cases have been flourishing within the state below the “patronage” of the political get together in energy.