Centre has nothing to do with CBI raids at TMC leaders' residences: BJP's Agnimitra Paul

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): West Bengal BJP General Secretary Agnimitra Paul on Sunday slammed Trinamool Congress over its allegations of misusing the government agencies by the Centre after the CBI raided residences of the two TMC leaders, saying that the investigation was held following the court order.
Talking to ANI on the CBI raids at state minister and TMC leader Firhad Hakim's residence, Agnimitra Paul said that the Central government has nothing to do with these investigations.
"TMC does not do their homework... They should know that this investigation is going on at the orders of the Court. All those who had allegations against them and their homes are being investigated... Today the CBI is raiding Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra's residence but they have been arrested before also... This is not related to the government... If you have not done anything wrong, you can go to the Court... The Central government has nothing to do with it..." Agnimitra said.
CBI conducted searches at the residence of senior West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim in Kolkata Sunday morning in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitments made by the civic bodies in the state.
The central agency conducted searches at around 12 places in West Bengal in a case related to alleged irregularities in municipal bodies' recruitment, officials said.
The multiple raids carried out by the CBI included Kolkata, Kanchrapara, Barrackpore, Halisahar, Dumdum, North Dum Dum, Krishnanagar, Taki and Kamarhati.
The raids were conducted at the premises of certain individuals including public servants in the ongoing municipal bodies recruitment investigation.
A case has been registered against the director of a private company and some other individuals following the orders of the Calcutta High Court, CBI officials said.
CBI officials alleged that all contracts pertaining to various Municipalities, District Primary School Councils and others for the recruitment of Group C and Group D employees were given to the private company.
It was further alleged that the said company was entrusted with all the tasks like setting up of question papers, printing and scanning of OMR sheets and preparation of the final merit list. It was also alleged that the Director of the private company and other individuals including public servants hatched a conspiracy among themselves.
In pursuant to that conspiracy, the accused who was responsible for the printing, designing and evaluation of OMR sheets allegedly facilitated the illegal appointments of several unmeritorious candidates in several municipalities in lieu of money, CBI officials said. (ANI)