September 19, 2024

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Mamata’s TMC govt ran Tara News for 2 years and paid salaries by way of the CM Relief Fund, CBI tells Supreme Court

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) whereas looking for custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner and Mamata’s man Friday Rajiv Kumar within the Saradha Chit Fund rip-off, has made some startling revelations within the Supreme Court which threatens to additional derail TMC’s marketing campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. The CBI knowledgeable the Supreme Court that the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund was used to pay the salaries of workers of Tara which was underneath the scanner for being a part of Saradha Group of corporations. It is estimated {that a} complete of Rs 6.21 crore was paid to the Tara TV Employees Welfare Association from the Relief Fund.For 23 months, the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund was utilized by Mamata Banerjee-led TMC authorities to pay the salaries of the workers of Tara TV, knowledgeable the CBI to the Supreme Court whereas submitting a contempt plea within the Saradha Chit Fund Scam. Between May 2013 and April 2015, the CM Relief fund on the charge of ₹27 lakh per 30 days was commonly paid by Mamata, acknowledged the CBI in its software.The software acknowledged, “It is submitted that the said amounts were purportedly given towards salary payments of the employees of the said media company that was under investigation being part of group companies of Saradha Group of Companies.”In what’s quick changing into the hallmark of Mamata’s tenure because the Chief Minister, the CBI alleged that the West Bengal authorities has parted with incomplete and evasive replies regardless of repeated follow-ups.Concerningly for Mamata, the CBI will not be afraid to level fingers at her because the nation’s premier investigative company has unearthed some findings which have the potential to complete off Mamata’s political profession.During the examination of former Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Kumar Ghosh by the Enforcement Directorate who’s an accused within the case, revealed that Mamata and Sudipta Sen, the promoter of Saradha Group shared an excellent relationship.The software additionally acknowledged, “It is submitted that the same establishes that the Chief Minister used to talk to Sudipta Sen using the phone of Kunal Kumar Ghosh.”It is pertinent to notice that the CBI revealed that Sen and Ghosh who belongs to the Mamata-led TMC in a span of 1 yr, had related over 300 instances over cellphone calls.Furthermore, the CBI pointed to the examination of Safiqur Rehman, an worker of Saradha group of corporations. “It is submitted that as per the said statement (by Rehman), when the Chief Minister, West Bengal contested for MLA seat, Sudipta Sen was forced to sponsor all the Pujas of Bhawanipur, Kolkata. Rehman further stated that ‘Jangalmahal’ project was flagged off by Chief Minister, West Bengal in a ceremony held at Writers Building, Kolkata,” stated the CBI in its software.The indisputable fact that the Chief Minister’s Relief Funds have been used to pay the workers of Tara TV have to be investigated completely as Mamata has no proper to distribute public cash meant for catastrophe reduction at her will.