Trinamool Congress candidates contesting Meeting polls summoned by investigating companies weeks forward of the high-stakes West Bengal Meeting elections. At the very least two candidates of the ruling social gathering have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate and the Nationwide Investigating Company over the previous few days.
TMC management accused the Bharatiya Janta Celebration of utilizing the central companies to harass their candidates.
Bhangabanpur candidate from the ruling social gathering, Manab Kumar Parua was requested to look earlier than the NIA officers on April 2. Two days again, Rashbehari candidate for TMC and sitting MLA Debasish Kumar appeared earlier than the ED officers on Monday (March 30).
“Whereas it seems that you’re acquainted with the circumstances of the case famous beneath, which I’m investigating beneath Chapter XII of the Code of Prison Process, you might be hereby required to attend earlier than me on 02.04.2026,” the letter from NIA officers to Mr Parua acknowledged. He has been summoned to reply questions associated to his involvement within the case.
In the meantime, Mr Kumar was summoned in reference to a land-grabbing case. Mr Kumar can also be a member of the Mayor-in-Council (MMiC) of the Kolkata Municipal Company (KMC). Mr Kumar’s identify had allegedly surfaced throughout an investigation of a non-public firm accused of land-grabbing.
“The principle intention is to tie up the candidates in these investigations throughout the elections and harass them, waste their complete day… Why could not they name after the elections? Why had been you not energetic until now and all of the sudden sending summons in previous circumstances from 2014-15?” senior TMC chief and Beleghata candidate Kunal Ghosh accused. He additional claimed that this can be a “panic response” by the BJP and that the TMC “appreciates” the concern.
He got here down closely on the BJP and stated that if the BJP had religion of their leaders, they’d not have to make use of central companies.
One other TMC candidate additionally echoed Mr Ghosh’s accusations and stated that the central companies are getting used to maintain the TMC candidates engaged and never permit them sufficient time to marketing campaign for the upcoming elections.
“Individuals won’t vote for them (BJP)… that’s the reason they’re harassing us like this. However the extra they attempt to harass us, the extra the voters will get indignant in opposition to BJP and never vote for them,” the TMC chief stated.
In the meantime, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien claimed that the BJP is aware of they are going to lose the polls in Bengal that’s the reason they’re utilizing these “tips” to keep away from a humiliating defeat.
In a associated growth, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, Deputy Commissioner of the Particular Department, Kolkata Police was additionally summoned by ED officers in relation to a coal sc coal rip-off. He has been requested to look earlier than the ED officers on April 6.
Printed – April 02, 2026 04:58 am IST