"Who does the constitutional head want to protect by snatching the evidence and files? She (Mamata) did it to protect those who are involved in the coal scam and Hawala cases," the BJP leader said.
The Governor told ANI that preventing a public servant from the due discharge of his public functions is an offence under the BNS and intimidating or threatening a public servant from doing his duty is a graver offence
The Chief Minister said the Union government had "not given a single penny" for Gangasagar, held annually at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal. She also expressed disappointment over the Centre's refusal to grant it national fair recognition.
Following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the I-PAC office in Kolkata, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said that "all frauds of Prashant Kishor and IPAC should be unveiled."
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday led party workers and leaders in a protest in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after ED conducted raids at the I-PAC office.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead a protest in Kolkata on January 9 following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the IPAC office on Wednesday in connection with the alleged fake government job scam.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit on Thursday responded to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches, stating that the central agency's action is based on evidence and linked to the alleged illegal coal smuggling case.
The BJP's remarks came amid a dramatic political confrontation after the ED carried out searches at multiple locations, including the I-PAC office, as part of a nationwide probe into an organised fake government job racket that allegedly duped aspirants with fraudulent appointments across
In a statement, the ED said, search proceedings were being conducted by its team in a peaceful and professional manner till the arrival of West Bengal Chief Minister along with a large number of police officials.
BJP spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal on Thursday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of supporting illegal activities and criminal elements.
Her remarks came in the wake of a dramatic episode at the Kolkata office of political consultancy firm I-PAC, which was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged fake government job scam.
Speaking to reporters after arriving at the I-PAC office in Kolkata, where the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting searches in connection with an alleged fake government job scam.