TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee was summoned by the CID on June 1 for questioning in connection with the probe into allegations that signatures of some party MLAs were forged in the letter nominating Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.
Abhishek is the general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and nephew of party supremo Mamata Banerjee. The CID summons pose a new problem for him as he is already under scrutiny for an alleged illegal construction case.
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On May 26, police visited Abhishek’s residence in connection with the case, after which party leaders termed it a “political vendetta” and accused the BJP government of targeting TMC leaders across West Bengal, news agency ANI reported.
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