West Bengal School Job Scam: Abhishek to skip ED summons for TMC's Delhi protest on October 3
The Enforcement Directorate had questioned TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for nine hours in the teacher recruitment scam on September 13.
Press Trust of India | September 29, 2023 | 03:26 PM IST
KOLKATA: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said he will participate in the party's protest programme in New Delhi on October 3, a day after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the school jobs scam in Kolkata on the same day.
Without naming anyone, the TMC national general secretary challenged the ED to "stop" him if they could. "The fight against the deprivation of WB and its rightful dues shall persist regardless of the obstacles. No force on Earth can hinder my dedication to fight for the people of WB and their fundamental rights. I'll be in Delhi joining the protest on October 2 and 3. STOP ME IF U CAN!" he wrote on 'X'.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday had summoned Banerjee on October 3 for questioning in connection with the school jobs scam in Kolkata, which the party described as an attempt by the BJP to disrupt its planned rally in New Delhi on the same day. Banerjee, along with other party MPs, MLAs and leaders, will pay their respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital on October 2 on his birth anniversary.
TMC leaders not cooperating: BJP
Reacting to Banerjee's statement, the West Bengal BJP unit accused the TMC leadership of not cooperating with the probe. "No one is bothered about whether he is attending a summons or not. Lakhs of job aspirants have been duped, and their careers have been destroyed because of this scam. The probe into the School Service Commission (SSC) scam is being done as per the court's instructions.
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Banerjee, who was questioned by ED for nearly nine hours in the teacher recruitment scam on September 13, had then claimed that the interrogation was an effort to prevent him from participating in the coordination committee meeting of opposition bloc INDIA. In May this year, he was questioned by the CBI for nine hours in the school jobs scam.
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