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BJP hits out at TMC over ’multi-crore ration scam’ in Bengal, says ‘agencies have just scratched the surface..’
The saffron party has released a video to explain the extent of the ration scam in West Bengal, alleging involvement of the Mamata government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has again attacked the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal for the alleged ration scam in the state. The saffron party alleged that the multi-crore ration scam, aka PDS scam, is not possible without the involvement of the state government.
In its two-and-a-half-minute-long video, the BJP explained how the investigative agencies have only scratched the surface of the scam, pointing out the involvement of the Mamata government in the matter.
Notably, a lot of Bengal ministers are facing the Enforcement Directorate’s scrutiny for their involvement in the alleged ration scam. The law enforcement agency has found a nexus between TMC ministers and tainted businessman Bakibur Rahaman, who was arrested in the case in October 2023.
A week ago, a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked while conducting raids at a TMC leader's house in connection with the ration scam. The attack took place when the agency officials were raiding the premises of two block-level leaders Shahjahan Sheikh, and Shankar Adhya, and their family members in North 24 Parganas, according to officials.
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The mob attacked the investigative officials and damaged their vehicles. Sheikh and his family members were not present in the house.
The ED has submitted the chargesheet against arrested minister Jyotipriya Mallick and Rahaman in the case.
The central agency arrested Mallick in the early hours of October 27 from his residence in Salt Lake on the eastern fringes of Kolkata. The minister, who held the food and supplies portfolio from 2011 to 2021, and Rahaman are currently in judicial remand in connection with the case.
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First Published:11 Jan 2024, 07:25 PM IST
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