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  • Shameful act to assault a decide: Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar takes on TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee once more

    By PTI

    KOLKATA: Hitting out at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday stated it was a “shameful act” to assault a decide who has uncovered a recruitment rip-off.

    Speaking to reporters on the Bagdogra airport in Siliguri, Dhankhar stated no one is above the regulation.

    “Those who are chest-thumping and saying that they will continue to say this a thousand times will face the power of truth. I have gone through the statement very minutely. This is a shameful attack on an individual judge who has exposed the country’s most severe recruitment scam,” Dhankhar stated, with out naming Banerjee.

    He was referring to the TMC chief’s assertion at a rally in Haldia final week the place he had criticised “one per cent of the judiciary” for ordering CBI probe in “every case” within the state.

    “I feel ashamed to say that there are one or two people in the judiciary who are in hand-in-gloves and have a tacit understanding and are ordering CBI investigation in every case. This is just 1 per cent of the judiciary,” Banerjee had stated.

    Soon after he made the remark, Dhankhar had stated that “the honourable Member of Parliament has crossed the red line”.

    To this, Banerjee had stated he has all the time believed in talking reality to energy.

    “Yesterday, I said how 1% in Kolkata HC is working in cohorts with Centre in protecting some individuals. PEOPLE ARE WATCHING, they know who is actually ‘CROSSING THE RED LINE’. I rest my case here!” he had tweeted.

    The Calcutta High Court has ordered CBI investigations in numerous circumstances within the final one yr, together with post-poll violence and recruitment of academics by the School Service Commission (SSC).

    Before leaving for New Delhi after a visit to Darjeeling, Dhankhar stated, “Who were given the jobs? Those who never sat for the examinations as well as those whose names were not there on the list. In this backdrop, giving such a statement at a public rally is not correct.”

  • BJP utilizing central businesses to pursue vendetta politics, says TMC after ED grills Abhishek for 8 hours

    By PTI

    KOLKATA: The ruling TMC on Monday accused the BJP of using central businesses to pursue vendetta politics after its MP Abhishek Banerjee will get questioned for eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to an alleged coal rip-off in Bengal.

    The BJP management was fast to hit again, stating that the ED and CBI are impartial businesses. The social gathering puzzled why the TMC grunbled each time its leaders had been summoned.

    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday appeared earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi for questioning in a cash laundering case linked to the alleged coal rip-off.

    The 34-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) nationwide normal secretary was seen coming into the brand new workplace of the central probe company in Delhi round 11 am.

    He left the ED workplace round 7:30 pm. “ED and CBI are the biggest allies of the BJP. As they cannot fight us politically, ED and CBI are used to counter us. The BJP lost Bengal elections in 2021; they will register a poor performance again in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. This is nothing but vendetta politics,” Banerjee informed reporters after the questioning.

    Echoing him, TMC state normal secretary Kunal Ghosh puzzled why saffron social gathering leaders, who’ve been named in Saradha and Rose Valley rip-off, should not summoned by the central businesses.

    “These central agencies are functioning arbitrarily. Whenever there is an election, they harass leaders of opposition parties. As there is a Lok Sabha and assembly by-poll slated, they have summoned Abhishek for questioning. But such pressure tactics would not help them win elections.”

    “The BJP has turned into a washing machine as those involved in scams go scot-free once they join the party,” Ghosh iterated.

    The Diamond Harbour MP has been earlier questioned on this case by the company in September final yr for about 9 hours.

    The newest ED summons in opposition to the 2 got here after the Delhi High Court on March 11 dismissed a plea by the couple difficult the company notices that requested them to seem within the nationwide capital as a substitute of Kolkata.

    The company lodged the case underneath the provisions of the PMLA primarily based on a November 2020 FIR registered by the CBI that alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage rip-off associated to Eastern Coalfields Limited mines within the state’s Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and round Asansol.

    The ED had claimed that the parliamentarian was a beneficiary of funds obtained from this unlawful commerce. It has arrested two individuals on this case until now.

    Reacting to the allegations levelled by the TMC, BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya mentioned the Mamata Banerjee-led social gathering had the behavior of complaining each time they’re summoned by the ED and CBI.

    “The CBI and ED are independent and neutral agencies; the BJP has no connection with them. If they (TMC leaders) have any complaint, they can seek legal help,” he mentioned.

  • Abhishek Banerjee, spouse Rujira to seem earlier than ED for questioning in reference to coal rip-off

    By PTI

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress MP and occasion nationwide common secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his spouse Rujira will attain Delhi on Sunday to seem earlier than the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in reference to a probe right into a cash laundering case linked to a coal rip-off in West Bengal, a well-placed supply mentioned.

    Both Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and his spouse are scheduled to face the ED sleuths for interrogation within the nationwide capital on March 21 and 22, he mentioned.

    “Both Abhishek Banerjee and his wife will be flying to Delhi on Sunday afternoon to appear before the ED officials tomorrow and the day after. The couple will face interrogation as per the law,” the supply mentioned.

    Banerjee and his spouse had earlier moved the court docket towards the ED’s summon to Delhi, stating that since each are residents of West Bengal they shouldn’t be known as by the company to seem earlier than it within the nationwide capital.

    The Delhi High Court on March 11 had dismissed their plea.

    Incidentally, Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by ED officers for greater than eight hours in September final yr on the identical matter.

  • ED points contemporary summons to Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee, spouse in coal rip-off case

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued contemporary summons to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his spouse for questioning in a cash laundering case linked to an alleged coal rip-off in West Bengal, officers stated on Thursday.

    Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the nationwide basic secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and his spouse Rujira Banerjee have been requested to depose earlier than the investigation officer right here subsequent week, they stated.

    The Delhi High Court had on March 11 dismissed a plea by the couple difficult the summons that requested them to seem earlier than the ED.

    The earlier summons was issued to them on September 10 final 12 months and the couple had sought course from the courtroom to the ED that they shouldn’t be summoned for look in Delhi since they’re residents of West Bengal.

    Banerjee has as soon as been questioned by the ED on this case in September final 12 months at an company workplace within the nationwide capital.

    The ED lodged a case below the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, primarily based on a November 2020 FIR registered by the CBI that alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage rip-off associated to Eastern Coalfields Limited mines within the state’s Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and round Asansol.

    Local coal operative Anup Majhi alias Lala is alleged to be the prime suspect within the case.

    The ED had claimed that the 34-year-old TMC parliamentarian was a beneficiary of funds obtained from this unlawful commerce.

    He has denied all expenses.

  • Rashmi Rocket trailer: Taapsee Pannu challenges typical femininity and gender testing in sports activities

    Actor Taapsee Pannu is again to enjoying a sportsperson in Rashmi Rocket, simply this time, the plot is past her crossing the ending line. The makers of the sports activities drama launched the movie’s trailer on Thursday, and it guarantees a hard-hitting story. Directed by Akarsh Khurana, Rashmi Rocket additionally stars Supriya Pathak, Priyanshu Painyuli and Abhishek Banerjee.
    Rashmi Rocket revolves round a village lady who aspires to symbolize India on the world championship. The sprinter might need turn into an inspiration again house, however she quickly realises the exploitation feminine athletes face within the identify of gender testing underneath the age-old system of our nation. When her physique sort fails to fall underneath the standard female lower, she will get banned from the game after being declared ‘not a woman’. Thus begins her struggle towards the athletics affiliation to regain her respect and a private battle to uphold her id and get again to the race of life.

    What’s placing is the best way Taapsee Pannu has received into the pores and skin of her character, with near-perfect athletic physique, mannerism and on-field motion. While Priyanshu Painyuli performs a military man in love with Rashmi, Abhishek Banerjee portrays a lawyer who fights her case of human rights violation.
    Taapsee referred to as Rashmi Rocket a “differently special” movie. She stated, “I’ve always been approached when either the script or the director is ready to make the film but one line of this story fell in my lap in Chennai and then from there to it becoming a full-fledged film has been a feeling I haven’t experienced with any other film before. Everyone was just so sure about the story from day one. I’m extremely proud of it.”

    Director Akarsh Khurana added, “It is a film that covers a lot of ground, it is essentially about the triumph of the human spirit. It also offered the opportunity to tackle some serious issues, while still being emotional and gripping. I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into it. And now I can’t wait for people to see the final outcome.”
    Rashmi Rocket will premiere on ZEE5 on October 15.

  • Abhishek Banerjee on exploring his romantic aspect Ankahi Kahaniya: ‘I knew it’s going to be very tough’

    Actor Abhishek Banerjee says he bought a chance to discover the romantic aspect of his persona within the upcoming Netflix anthology Ankahi Kahaniya, wherein he performs a salesman named Pradeep who finds a companion in a model.
    Ankahi Kahaniya, directed by filmmakers Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Chaubey, and Saket Chaudhary, traces three completely different unheard and untold tales of affection.
    The 36-year-old actor, greatest recognized for his performances within the horror comedy function Stree and Amazon Prime Video internet sequence Paatal Lok, mentioned he was thrilled when the provide to play the lead in a movie that revolves across the theme of affection got here his means.
    “I wanted to tap that side of romance. I also knew that, it’s going to be very difficult because probably from whatever training I’ve got and whatever kind of work I have done in my theatre days and later the kind of movies I was doing, I was nowhere close to playing a romantic hero,” the actor informed PTI in a zoom interview.

    Banerjee, who options in Iyer Tiwari’s section, mentioned the anthology is his try and keep away from being pigeonholed by producers.
    “I knew that is fairly one thing out of the consolation zone. (I believed) that is going to be very attention-grabbing as a result of most likely now, persons are making an attempt to set me in a specific picture or making an attempt to set me in a stereotype, despite the fact that I’ve carried out various roles.
    “So this gave me the opportunity to probably break that. That was what my aim,” the actor, nicely beloved for his comedian timing in movies like Stree, Bala, and Dream Girl, mentioned.
    Banerjee mentioned what additionally excited him in regards to the movie was the exploration of the concept of romance in a brand new means.
    “I knew that is the chance the place you possibly can truly try to really feel a special sort of romance. And it may be one thing, which isn’t borrowed from the movies which we see.
    “Whatever we are in our real life, we have an influence of a particular romantic structure in our mind, which is given to us by the society or whatever we see. But to not be that and be brutally honest with your romance is what I wanted to attain as that is what the film is all about.”
    The actor, who can be a casting director, mentioned he trusted the imaginative and prescient of director Iyer Tiwary who requested him to not deal with the model like an object.
    “No coaching can truly put together you for one thing like this, the place you’re not going to get any response or emotions. But on this case, what she informed me is don’t contact her like an object as a result of it’s straightforward to select her up identical to an object.

    “But rather pick, touch and feel her like a woman, like, how probably you do with your lover and how respectfully you do it. Her not being human, gave me more freedom and transparency in my emotions towards her because I knew there’s not going to be any judgment,” he added.
    Growing up, the Kharagpur-born actor mentioned he felt a reference to movies like Shekhar Kapur’s movie Masoom and Gulzar’s Ijaazat that went past the cliched thought of affection.
    “For me, even Masoom becomes a love story. So the idea of love for me always holds more importance than a boy-girl romance. I used to connect with all such movies.”
    Ankahi Kahaniya, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashi Dua Sara, will launch on September 17.

  • CBI interrogates TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s family members in coal rip-off case

    The CBI on Monday questioned family members of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in reference to its investigation into the multi-crore coal pilferage case.
    The central company had on Friday issued a discover to Ankush Arora, husband of Menaka Gambhir who’s the sister-in-law of Banerjee, for questioning within the unlawful coal mining case. The company additionally requested Gambhir’s father-in-law Pawan Arora to affix the investigation.
    “Both have appeared before the anti-corruption branch officers at CBI’s Nizam Palace office here for interrogation,” a supply within the company mentioned.

    A CBI workforce had on February 23 visited the residence of Banerjee and examined his spouse Rujira in reference to the case. The company additionally examined Rujira’s sister on the day past on the identical matter.

    Abhishek is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew.
    “When Gambhir was interrogated by the CBI, she had told the sleuths that her husband and father-in-law were in the knowledge of some bank transactions. She claimed that she was not aware of anything,” the company supply mentioned.
    Earlier, searches have been carried out on the residences and places of work of people who find themselves “considered close to Anup Majee alias Lala” — the primary accused within the coal rip-off.

    Majee is believed to be concerned within the unlawful coal mining within the Asansol-Raniganj belt of Eastern Coalfields Ltd and has been evading arrest. The CBI has additionally issued a look- out discover in opposition to him.
    The investigating company on November 28 final 12 months carried out an enormous search operation in plenty of areas in 4 states — West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh — after registering a case in opposition to Majee.

    The CBI is holding a detailed watch on businessmen who’ve a detailed reference to Majee, the company supply mentioned.
    The Enforcement Directorate, one other central company, can also be probing the cash laundering side of the case.

  • CBI summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s brother-in-law in unlawful coal-mining case

    Image Source : PTI CBI summons TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s brother-in-law in unlawful coal-mining case
    The CBI has summoned the brother-in-law of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on March 15 in reference to an unlawful coal-mining case, officers mentioned on Friday. Ankush Arora, the husband of Banerjee’s sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir, and his father Pawan Arora have been requested to look earlier than the investigating officer within the case on March 15, they mentioned.
    The central probe company lately questioned Banerjee’s spouse Rujira and sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir within the case pertaining to unlawful coal mining and pilferage from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Limited.

    West Bengal is about to witness an eight-phase Assembly election beginning March 27 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is main a vigorous marketing campaign within the state to oust the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had secured consecutive electoral wins in 2011 and 2016 beneath its chief Mamata Banerjee.
    Abhishek Banerjee, the Lok Sabha MP from the Diamond Harbour constituency and the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, wields appreciable affect within the celebration and has been main the TMC’s counter-attack within the run-up to the Assembly polls.
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  • Cattle-smuggling case: CBI points lookout discover in opposition to TMC chief Binay Mishra’s brother

    The CBI has issued a lookout discover in opposition to Bijay Mishra, brother of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Binay Mishra and an in depth confidante of social gathering MP Abhishek Banerjee, in a cattle-smuggling case, officers mentioned on Saturday.
    The company can be considering to strategy the Interpol to get a Red Corner Notice issued in opposition to Binay Mishra, who has not joined the probe, they mentioned.
    The company has summoned two senior officers of the West Bengal police — an inspector basic and a superintendent of police — on Monday for questioning in reference to the case, the officers mentioned.
    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named Binay Mishra as a co-accused in its supplementary chargesheet filed within the cattle-smuggling case final month.

    Binay Mishra is believed to be very near West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, the officers mentioned.

    In its chargesheet filed earlier than a particular CBI courtroom in West Bengal’s Asansol, the company has already proven Binay Mishra as absconding.
    On February 18, the CBI filed a chargesheet within the case in opposition to Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant Satish Kumar and 6 others for his or her alleged involvement in a cattle-smuggling racket working on the India-Bangladesh border.

    The central probe company has lately questioned Abhishek Banerjee’s spouse Rujira and sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir in a separate case pertaining to unlawful coal mining and pilferage from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Limited.

  • None from TMC retains relation with me, says Suvendu Adhikari’s father

    Image Source : ANI/FILE None from TMC retains relation with me, says Suvendu Adhikari’s father
    Senior Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari, whose sons Suvendu and Soumendu have joined the BJP, on Wednesday mentioned that nobody from his get together maintains any relation with him, whereas the ruling get together in West Bengal climed that it’s evident the place his soul is. The Adhikari household patriarch claimed that the TMC has additionally issued veiled threats that anybody from the get together protecting relations with him or his sons might be thrown out.

    “No one from the party contacts me,” he mentioned. Reacting to Adhikari’s feedback, TMC secretary normal Partha Chatterjee mentioned, “Sisir-da is a veteran individual.

    Everybody understands the place his soul is and the place he bodily is. Let him first determine on that.” Without naming any get together, Chatterjee additionally mentioned that it’s now clear which path Adhikari is headed to. Adhikari alleged that functionaries of the TMC have made deplorable feedback on him publicly, which even leaders of the Congress or the CPI(M) have by no means indulged in.

    While Suvendu and Soumendu have joined the BJP, one other son Dibyendu, who can be a TMC Lok Sabha MP, and Sisir Adhikari haven’t been attending any assembly or programme of the Mamata Banerjee-led get together for a number of months. Adhikari, who has been a TMC MP from Kanthi since 2009, has been in politics for a number of a long time.

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