The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it in Kolkata on November 9 in connection with the alleged school jobs case, reports PTI.
West Bengal Women and Child Welfare Minister and TMC spokesperson Shashi Panja said that Abhishek, who is the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, will appear before the central probe agency on Thursday.
Panja alleged that the party general secretary is a victim of “vendetta politics”, adding that the saffron party does such vendetta politics to “harass” leaders ahead of crucial Lok Sabha elections scheduled next year.
Meanwhile, state BJP spokesperson Shamik Lahiri said the party does not believe in vendetta politics. He said that summoning by central agencies is happening under the supervision of the court, and if the TMC has any problem, it can approach the court.
Earlier, Abhishek had skipped the October 3 summons to participate in a TMC protest in Delhi for the release of the central funds to the state. The ED then summoned him to appear before it on October 9.
Banerjee, who was questioned by the ED for nearly nine hours in the teacher recruitment scam on September 13, had then claimed that the interrogation was an attempt to prevent him from participating in the ‘INDIA’ meet, and was a testament to the pivotal role the TMC plays in forging opposition unity.
Abhishek has also been questioned by the ED twice in coal pilferage case in 2021 and 2022.